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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 DOWNLOADS Some articles may take a moment to download 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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