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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
Choosing a child
Cytomegalovirus
Development
Feeding issues
Fetal alcohol issues in international adoptees, see also CDC's FAS Guidelines
Growth: initial considerations
Growth: long term
Health history, how to gather the child's health history
How to measure head circumference/head growth and neurologic outcomes
Hearing and vision screening
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
HIV infection
Immunizations
Infectious diseases
Links and Resources
New kids, new challenges
Other Adoption Medicine Professionals (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Parasites
Pharmaceuticals used in orphanages
Photos, how to take good photos (for purposes of FAS diagnosis)
Planning for the health needs of your internationally adopted child
Precocious puberty
Radiation effects
Recommended resources
Resources and Links
Scabies
Screening tests
Sleep
Syphilis
Translator, Find A
Tuberculosis (TB)
Travel tips
Understanding the medical information in your referral
Video, how to take good video (for purposes of identifying development)

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

Pre-adoption Consultation Submission Form (Word) (PDF)
Please note: this resource has been largely replaced since the implementation of our online submission system. There is no need to include a submission form if you use the online system.

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