Intercountry adoptees in out-of-home care: A national cohort study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 437-442

  Elmund, Anna ^a   Lindblad, Frank ^b   Vinnerljung, Bo ^c   Hjern, Anders ^a,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Foster care; Intercountry adoption; International adoption; Residential care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTED CHILD; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE PARENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33947326743     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2006.00149.x     Document Type: Article

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