Medical articles in journals / Medical books
Aronson, J.E. Rickets in Chinese Children. FCC San Francisco Newsletter, 3, 34,36. 1998.
Aronson, J.E. Why is Lead a Problem? International Adoption and Health. The Yale-China Review, 6, no. 1, 30-31. 1998.
Aronson, J.E. Iodine Deficiency: How Concerned Should You Be? FCC Newsletter, 4, 10. 1997.
Aronson, J.E. et al. Lead Poisoning in Children Adopted from China. Ambulatory Paediatric Association, Abstract #45, May 1999.
Bramlett, Matthew D. et al. The Health and Well-being of Adopted Children. Pediatrics, Vol. 119 Supplement Feb. 2007, pp. S54-S60. pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/119/Supplement_1/S54. Although adopted children may have poorer health than biological children, their parents may be doing more to ensure that they have needed health care and supportive environments.
Chen et al. Preventing Infectious Diseases During and After International Adoption, Annals of Internal Medicine, Sept. 2003.
www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/139/5_Part_1/371.pdf. Case rates of infectious diseases in internationally adopted children; immunization status; reducing the risk. Table of five studies, giving infections found in screening internationally adopted children.
Chen, X.C. et al. (1992a). Studies on Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Rickets, and Zinc Deficiency and their Prevention among Chinese Preschool Children. Progress in Food and Nutrition Science, 16, 263-277.
Glader, B.E., & Look, K.A. Hematologic Disorders in Children from Southeast Asia. Paediatric Clinics of North America, 43, 665-681. 1996.
Hostetter, M.K.,& Johnson, D.E. Immunization Status of Adoptees from China, Russia, and Eastern Europe, Society for Paediatric Research, Abstract #851, New Orleans, LA. May 1-4. 1998.
Jenista, J.A. Chapman D. Medical problems of foreign-born adopted children. Am J Dis Child. 1987 Mar;141(3):298-302.
Jenista, J.A. Disease in adopted children from Romania. JAMA. 1992 Aug 5;268(5):601-2.
Jenista, J.A. Infectious Disease and the Internationally Adopted Child. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 1993, 6:576-584. Dr. Jenista discusses infectious disease risks for international adoption. www.comeunity.com/adoption/health/infectious-disease.html.
Jenista, J.A. Mitchell M.A. Health care of the internationally adopted child. Part 1: Before and at arrival into the adoptive home. J Pediatr Health Care. 1997 Mar-Apr;11(2):51-60. Part 2: Chronic care long-term medical issues. J Pediatr Health Care. 1997 May-Jun;11(3):117-26.
Jenista, J.A. Preadoption review of medical records. Pediatr Ann. 2000 Apr;29(4):212-5.
Johnson, D.E. & Traister, M. Micronutrient Deficiencies, Growth Failure and Developmental Delays Are More Prevalent than Infectious Diseases in US Adopted Chinese Orphans. Paediatric Research, #735, May 1999.
Miller, Laurie C. The Handbook of International Adoption Medicine: A Guide for Physicians, Parents, and Providers. Oxford University Press US. December 2004. 464 pages. Medical, developmental and behavioural issues. Effects of institutionalization, risks of prenatal exposures, malnutrition and developmental delays, diseases, inherited disorders and toxins. Guidelines for physicians. Attachment, disabilities, language competence, school issues, and culture and identity.
Miller, L.C. et al. Developmental Findings in Chinese Adoptees. Joint Council on International Children's Services, April 14, 1999.
Miller, L.C., Hendrie, N.W. Health of Children Adopted from China. Pediatrics, 105, no. 6, e76. 2000.
Miller, L.C. et al. Developmental and Nutritional Status of Internationally Adopted Children. Archives of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 149, 40-44. 1995.
Pomerleau A. et al. Health status, cognitive and motor development of young children adopted from China, East Asia, and
Russia across the first 6 months after adoption. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2005, 29 (5), 445-457. www.child.gov.ab.ca/whatwedo/adoption/pdf/Comparison%20Study.pdf. Comparison study of 123 adopted children. East Asian children were in better physical state at time of arrival, and had the highest motor development. Children from Russia had lower cognitive development than the others. Initial cognitive development was related to height/age ratio (index of chronic malnutrition), while its change over time was related to age at time of arrival. Motor development was also related to height/age ratio, as well as to
presence/absence of neurological signs at time of arrival.
Quarles, C.S. and Brodie, J.H. Primary Care of International Adoptees, American Family Physician, Vol. 58, No. 9 (Dec. 1998). www.aafp.org/afp/981200ap/quarles.html. Medical evaluation; parasites; diseases; developmental delay.
Adoption medical clinics - directories
Are you unsure what prenatal and postnatal care your child got? Are you skeptical about the child's medical history? You need a pre-adoption or post-adoption assessment from an adoption-sensitive pediatrician.
The health of internationally-adopted children is of special concern since the medical history may be quite vague. What is more, they may arrive home with a variety of medical and developmental problems which a family doctor would not normally see.
Here are some directories to help you find an adoption medical clinic near you. A clinic can assess your child, screen for medical and developmental anomalies and recommend specialists in areas like infectious diseases and development.
Adoption Medical Clinics in Canada and the U.S., www.familyhelper.net/ad/adclin.html. Robin Hilborn, Family Helper.
Adoption Medicine Professionals, www.med.umn.edu/peds/iac/otherprofessionals.html. Doctors offering adoption health services in the U.S., Quebec and Russia. International Adoption Clinic, University of Minnesota.
Designated Medical Practitioners, www.cic.gc.ca/dmp-md/medical.aspx. Doctors abroad, by country, authorized by Citizenship and Immigration Canada to perform the immigration medical exam. CIC.
International Adoption Clinics, www.ftia.org/resources/clinics.asp. Doctors who will review Russian medical information. Families Thru International Adoption, Evansville IN.
International Adoption Medical Clinics, www.comeunity.com/adoption/health/clinics.html. Directory of clinics and doctors in the U.S. and Canada specializing in international adoption medicine. Comeunity.
International Assn. for Medical Assistance to Travellers, www.iamat.org. Directory of English-speaking doctors abroad
Liste des pédiatres engagés en adoption internationale, www.quebecadoption.net/adoption/sante/pediatres.html. In French, a list of 17 Québec pediatricians working in international adoption, by region within Québec. QuebecAdoption.Net.
Pediatricians with a Special Interest in Adoption and Foster Care Medicine, www.aap.org/sections/adoption. List by state. American Academy of Pediatrics.
Urgent Medical Care Abroad, www.orphandoctor.com/medical/urgentcare.html. Western-style clinics abroad, by country, including S.O.S. International
, www.internationalsos.com, and American Medical Centers
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