Comprehensive health evaluation of the newly adopted child

Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Jones, Veronnie F ^a   High, Pamela C ^a   Donoghue, Elaine ^a   Fussell, Jill J ^a   Gleason, Mary Margaret ^a   Jaudes, Paula K ^a   Rubin, David M ^a   Schulte, Elaine E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adoption; Developmental assessment; Diagnostic testing; Medical screening; Preadoption visit

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; AGE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SCREENING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTAL HEALTH; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEWBORN SCREENING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; VISION TEST;

ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 84855254558     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2381     Document Type: Article

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