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Review
. 2006 Feb 25;332(7539):485-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7539.485.

Overuse of institutional care for children in Europe

Kevin Browne  1 , Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis, Rebecca Johnson, Mikael Ostergren
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Review

Overuse of institutional care for children in Europe

Kevin Browne et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Children in institutional care are at risk of attachment disorder and developmental delay, but Europe still relies heavily on this form of care for children in adversity

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