Developmental assessment of the internationally adopted child: Challenges and rewards

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 303-313

  Weitzman, Carol Cohen ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Child development; Deprivation; Developmental evaluation; Neglect

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; ORPHANAGE; PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0043268172     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104503008003002     Document Type: Review

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