Orphanages
"Orphanages" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Institutions for the housing and care of orphans, foundlings, and abandoned children. They have existed as such since the medieval period but the heading is applicable to such usage also in modern parlance.
Descriptor ID |
D019372
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MeSH Number(s) |
J03.775.640
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2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orphanages" by people in Profiles.
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Pitula CE, Thomas KM, Armstrong JM, Essex MJ, Crick NR, Gunnar MR. Peer victimization and internalizing symptoms among post-institutionalized, internationally adopted youth. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2014 Oct; 42(7):1069-76.
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Good LM, Good TJ, High WA. Infantile acropustulosis in internationally adopted children. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Oct; 65(4):763-771.