Infectious
Diseases in Children Announces Special Feature:
Medical Issues in International
Adoptions
Thorofare, NJ – Within the last decade, the number of foreign
adoptions has more than doubled in the United States. With this dramatic increase, new medical
issues face U.S. pediatricians and parents. Infectious Diseases In Children, the
Pediatrician’s No. 1 News Source, announces its special January issue "Medical Issues in
International Adoptions." This unique feature will discuss the special medical needs and
developmental problems facing internationally adopted children.
Although written for pediatricians, this special report may be of interest
to adoptive parents and to the organizations that help parents to adopt foreign-born children.
Because of this interest, Infectious Diseases In Children will make copies available
to readers outside the medical profession.
Americans adopt more children from abroad than the citizens of all other
countries combined, according to Mary A. Ryan, assistant secretary for consular affairs of the U.S.
State Department. In 1999, Americans adopted more than 16,000 children from abroad, up from 7,093
children in 1990.
"With growth like this, it’s easy to see why there’s a need to
understand the medical issues related to international adoption," said Philip A. Brunell, MD, chief
medical editor of Infectious Diseases in Children.
With the break-up of the Soviet bloc in the early 1990s, the largest number
of international adoptees now come from Eastern Europe, with more than 15,000 children coming from
Russia since 1992. Compare this to China, where 11,500 children have been adopted and Guatemala,
where 3,900 children have been adopted in the same time.
Overall, most internationally adopted children have come from Asia,
primarily Korea. Since 1955, more than 98,000 children have been adopted from South Korea alone.
"U.S. pediatricians should be aware of the special problems their
international patients face when they arrive in the United States," said Dr. Brunell. "In addition,
the pediatrician may play an early role before the child arrives in the U.S. by reviewing a
child’s medical records."
Marie Rosenthal, Editor in Chief of Infectious Diseases In
Children, agreed. "Given the inconsistent level of medical care that children may
receive before coming to the United States, pediatricians must be aggressive in screening these
children for infectious diseases and developmental problems. ‘Medical Issues in International
Adoptions’ will help identify problem areas for pediatricians treating these children."
Bulk copies of "Medical Issues in International Adoptions" are available to
agencies and attorneys as well as adopting parents at a special price. Single issues are also
available. For information, contact SLACK Customer Service at 1-800-257-8290.
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Get the special issue of
Infectious Diseases in Children
featuring "Medical Issues in International
Adoptions"
Topics covered include:
Reviewing Health Records
Immunization issues
HIV and other infectious
diseases
Internet access to information.
Pricing is as follows:
1 - 24 copies………$29.00 per copy
25 - 99 copies……..$19.00 per copy
100+ copies…………$9.00 per copy
For more information, call
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