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Abandoned Children

Abandoned Children is a construct in the field of cross-border surrogacy research that denotes the phenomenon wherein children born through international surrogacy arrangements are left without familial or legal guardianship upon birth, typically due to rejection by commissioning parents or inadmissible citizenship status in both the birth and home countries.

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2017–2026

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Designing research to study the effects of institutionalization on brain and behavioral development: The Bucharest Early Intervention Project

Charles H. Zeanah, Charles A. Nelson, Nathan A. Fox et al. · Development and Psychopathology · 2003 · 446 citations · Full text

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Infant Abandonment and Adoption in China

Kay Johnson, Huang Banghan, Liyao Wang · Population and Development Review · 1998 · 185 citations

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Expositio and Oblatio: The Abandonment of Children and the Ancient and Medieval Family

John Boswell · The American Historical Review · 1984 · 170 citations

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A Comparison of the Wellbeing of Orphans and Abandoned Children Ages 6–12 in Institutional and Community-Based Care Settings in 5 Less Wealthy Nations

Kathryn Whetten, Jan Ostermann, Rachel Whetten et al. · PLoS ONE · 2009 · 159 citations · Full text

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Risk factors for HIV infection among abandoned Romanian children

Bradley S. Hersh, Florin Popovici, Z Jeźek et al. · AIDS · 1993 · 98 citations

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Authors

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  1. RW
    Rachel Whetten

    Duke University, United States

    4 publications · 282 citations

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  2. KW
    Kathryn Whetten

    Duke University, United States

    4 publications · 282 citations

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  3. NM
    Nathan M. Thielman

    Duke University, United States

    4 publications · 282 citations

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  4. KJ
    Kay Johnson

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States

    4 publications · 392 citations

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  5. DI
    David I. Kertzer

    Bowdoin College, United States

    4 publications · 138 citations

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Institutions

66

  1. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    4 h-index

    27 publications

    2K citations

  2. Center for Child and Family Health

    Durham, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    282 citations

  3. Duke Institute for Health Innovation

    Durham, United States

    4 h-index

    27 publications

    2K citations

  4. Duke University Health System

    Durham, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    259 citations

  5. Duke University Hospital

    Durham, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    265 citations

  6. Duke Medical Center

    Durham, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    239 citations

  7. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    54 citations

  8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Kampala, Uganda

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    116 citations

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  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 115 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 4 publications · 120 citations

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  3. Journal of Family History

    3 publications · 132 citations

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  4. The History of the Family

    2 publications · 27 citations

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  5. Scientific American

    2 publications · 164 citations

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