The health and well-being of adopted children

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Bramlett, Matthew D ^a   Radel, Laura F ^b   Blumberg, Stephen J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adopted children; Children's health; Special health care needs

Indexed keywords

ADOPTED CHILD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

ADOPTION; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947140872     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2089I     Document Type: Article

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