Intercountry adopted children as young adults - A Swedish cohort study

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 190-202

  Lindblad, Frank ^a,e,f   Hjern, Anders ^b,c   Vinnerljung, B ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^e Swed Natl Ctr S R/P M I H   (Sweden)

^f STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGISTER; SIBLING; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOPTION; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038299570     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.73.2.190     Document Type: Article

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