Birth Family Health History: Adopters’ Perspectives on Learning about their Child’s Health Inheritance

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 45-53

  Hill, Catherine M ^a,b   Edwards, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Southampton Community Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adoption; Confidentiality; data protection; family medical history

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149085300     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857590903300206     Document Type: Article

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