Health Problems in Children Adopted from Romania: Association with Duration of Deprivation and Behavioural Problems

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 19-29

  Beckett, Celia ^a   Castle, Jenny ^a   Groothues, Christine ^a   O’Connor, Tom ^b   Rutter, Michael ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adoption; deprivation; health; inattention; Romania

Indexed keywords

EID: 21044440377     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857590302700404     Document Type: Article

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