Concept information
Preferred term
adoption medicine
Definition
- Adoption medicine is a field of medicine concerned with the care and anxieties of families and children involved in international adoptions. A multidisciplinary team of physicians works with the adopting parents before, during, and after the adoption process, helping them understand the unique risks children from their particular adoption area face. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Adoption Medicine]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/adoption_medicine
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