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A letter from Dr. Dana Johnson
Abuse, physical and sexual
Attachment
BCG and TB skin testing
Bony fractures, physical abuse and rickets
Breastfeeding
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Development
Eating
Fetal alcohol issues, see also  FAS Guidelines (Centers for Disease Control)
Growth
Head size and neurologic outcomes
Health history, how to gather the child's health history
Hearing and vision screening
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
HIV
How to measure head circumference
Immunizations
International adoption: why and from where? (formerly "New kids, new challenges")
Links and resources
Melamine exposure
Other Adoption Medicine Professionals (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Parasites
Pharmaceuticals used in orphanages
Photos, how to take good photos (for purposes of FAS diagnosis)
Physical abuse
Precocious puberty
Radiation effects
Recommended resources
Referral you've been waiting for, the
Resources and links
Reviewer's role (formerly "On choosing a child")
Scabies
Screening tests
Sexual abuse
Sleep
Syphilis
The referral you've been waiting for (formerly, "Planning for health needs")
Translator, finding a
Tuberculosis (TB)
Travel packing list
Understanding the medical information in your referral
Video, how to take good video (for the purpose of assessing development)

PUBLICATIONS

2008/2007

2006/2007

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Seeking Doctors' Advice in Adoptions From Afar (2006) New York Times (www.nytimes.com): Jan. 3, 2006 
May Require Registration to New York Times Online

International Adoption: What Is Fact, What Is Fiction, and What Is the Future? (2005) Pedatr Clin N Am 52: 1221-1246 10.2MB

Education and Internationally Adopted Children: Working Collaboratively With Schools (2005) Pedatr Clin N Am 52: 1445-1461 4.6MB

Malaria Among Refugee Children at Arrival in the United States (2005) Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal; 24(5): 450-452

Medical Concerns for International Adoptees: A Guide for Pediatricians and Other Health Care Providers (2005) Report on Intercountry Adoption; 73-77 108KB

International Adoption: Information for Parents and Educators (2004) National Association of School Psychologists; S7-43-47 1.8MB

Adoption and the Effect on Children's Development (2002) Early Human Development; 68 (39-54) 14.7MB  Also at Elsevier Science Journal

Medical and Developmental Sequelae of Early Childhood Institutionalization in Eastern European Adoptees (2000) Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology Vol. 31:4 10.1MB

Long-term Medical Issues in International Adoptees (2000) Pediatr. Ann. Vol 29(4): 234-41 2.8MB

The Risks of Radiation Effects in Children Adopted from Russia (1998) Adoptive Families Jan/Feb 6MB

Medical Issues in International Adoption (1997) Adoptive Families Jan/Feb 6MB

Health of Children Adopted from the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: Comparison with Pre-adoptive Medical Records (1997) JAMA Vol 27B, No. 11 1.7MB 

Medical Evaluation of Internationally Adopted Children (1991) NEJM 325:479-485 9.9MB

Hepatitis B: Interpretation of Laboratory Test Results  Minnesota Department of Health

Does [Head] Size Matter, or Is Bigger Better? 297KB

International Adoption: Implications for Early Intervention 4.2MB

Medical Supervision of Internationally Adopted Children 4MB

Recommended external resources


Growth Charts

Clinical Growth Charts  redirects you to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) web site

Nellhaus Head Circumference (OFC) & Low Birth Weight (LBW, VLBW) Charts redirects you to the Center for Adoption for Adoption Medicine (adoptmed.org)


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