DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105074
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Child Abuse & Neglect
Abstract
Children in foster care are considered at high risk for infectious diseases, and guidelines recommend screening for tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. Little is known about the prevalence of infectious disease in children in foster care.
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Publication Date
7-2021
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Lairmore S, Stone KE, Huang R, McLeigh J. Infectious disease screening in a dedicated primary care clinic for children in foster care. Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Jul;117:105074. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105074. Epub 2021 Apr 28. PMID: 33932839.
