"Orphanages" 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.
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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orphanages" by people in Profiles.
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Daunhauer LA, Coster WJ, Tickle-Degnen L, Cermak SA. Play and cognition among young children reared in an institution. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2010 May; 30(2):83-97.
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Miller LC, Chan W, Litvinova A, Rubin A, Tirella L, Cermak S. Medical diagnoses and growth of children residing in Russian orphanages. Acta Paediatr. 2007 Dec; 96(12):1765-9.
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Daunhauer LA, Coster WJ, Tickle-Degnen L, Cermak SA. Effects of caregiver-child interactions on play occupations among young children institutionalized in Eastern Europe. Am J Occup Ther. 2007 Jul-Aug; 61(4):429-40.
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Miller LC, Chan W, Litvinova A, Rubin A, Comfort K, Tirella L, Cermak S, Morse B, Kovalev I. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in children residing in Russian orphanages: a phenotypic survey. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2006 Mar; 30(3):531-8.
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Lin SH, Cermak S, Coster WJ, Miller L. The relation between length of institutionalization and sensory integration in children adopted from Eastern Europe. Am J Occup Ther. 2005 Mar-Apr; 59(2):139-47.