Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ556614
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Risk Factors in Early Child Development: Is Prenatal Cocaine/Polydrug Exposure a Key Variable?
Phelps, Leadelle; Wallace, Nancy Virginia; Bontrager, Annie
Psychology in the Schools, v34 n3 p245-52 Jul 1997
Assessed the effect of cocaine/polydrug in utero exposure on early childhood development while controlling for covariant factors. Analysis of two matched samples of preschoolers (20 with drug exposure and 20 without) revealed that both groups scored approximately one standard deviation below the expected mean in social skills, auditory comprehension, and expressive language. (RJM)
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Development, Cocaine, Comparative Analysis, Crack, Drug Abuse, Early Childhood Education, Prenatal Care, Risk
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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