2019
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-0657
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Comprehensive Health Evaluation of the Newly Adopted Child

Abstract: Children who join families through the process of adoption, whether through a domestic or international route, often have multiple health care needs. Pediatricians and other health care personnel are in a unique position to guide families in achieving optimal health for the adopted children as families establish a medical home. Shortly after placement in an adoptive home, it is recommended that children have a timely comprehensive health evaluation to provide care for known medical needs and identify health is… Show more

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“…All the children underwent a standard operative protocol, developed by National Working Group for Immigrant Children following international recommendations . The sociodemographic data that were collected included their age on arrival in Italy, their age at their first evaluation, their sex and their country of origin.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…All the children underwent a standard operative protocol, developed by National Working Group for Immigrant Children following international recommendations . The sociodemographic data that were collected included their age on arrival in Italy, their age at their first evaluation, their sex and their country of origin.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the performance of serologic tests varies according to the considered VPDs. Limited data suggest that this strategy could be cost-effective for older children [5]. This approach reduces the number of unnecessary injections.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Vaccine documentation is not always available or, when available, can be incomplete or even false. The vaccine documentation's poor reliability has already been described in the literature [10]. It is important to make the immunization status of the child adequate without delay because numerous studies have correlated the immunization records poor reliability with IAC unprotection or under-immunization [10][11][12][13].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%