Health Care Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics
Date Published: 2015
Description
This article addresses: Foster Care in the United States, The Health Needs of Children and Adolescents in Foster Care, Barriers to Receipt of Adequate Health Care in Foster Care, Components of Key Health Care Services, The Role of the Pediatrician, and offers Recommendations on Clinical Care, Information-Gathering, Advocacy and more.
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