"Adoption" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be as one's own child, usually with legal confirmation.
| Descriptor ID |
D000300
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.150.140
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adoption" by people in Profiles.
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Brain signatures of moral sensitivity in adolescents with early social deprivation. Sci Rep. 2014 Jun 19; 4:5354.
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Medical care for people in transition: symptoms may point to stories. Health Prog. 2014 Mar-Apr; 95(2):49-52.
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Genetics of schizophrenia: new findings and challenges. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet. 2011; 12:121-44.
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The role of genetics in the etiology of schizophrenia. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2010 Mar; 33(1):35-66.
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The ethics of preadoption genetic testing. Am J Med Genet. 2001 Dec 01; 104(3):214-20.
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Relinquishment and adoption: are they genuine options? Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 1996; 5(3):437-9.
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Clinical methods in psychiatric genetics. III. Environmental stratification may simulate a genetic effect in adoption studies. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1986 Oct; 74(4):305-11.
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Frontiers of psychiatric genetics. Neurosci Res Program Bull. 1976 Feb; 14(1):8-86.