The British Chinese adoption study: Orphanage care, adoption and mid-life outcomes

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1215-1222

  Rushton, Alan ^a   Grant, Margaret ^b   Feast, Julia ^b   Simmonds, John ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b British Association for Adoption and Fostering   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adult outcomes; international adoption; long term follow up; Orphanage care

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; ADULT OUTCOMES; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION; LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ORPHANAGE; ORPHANAGE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT OUTCOMES; INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION; LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP; ORPHANAGE CARE;

ADOPTION; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ORPHANAGES; PERSONAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 84885628476     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12088     Document Type: Article

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