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ERIC Number: EJ604520
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-828X
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Opiate and Cocaine Exposed Newborns: Growth Outcomes.
Butz, Arlene M.; Kaufmann, Walter E.; Royall, Richard; Kolodner, Ken; Pulsifer, Margaret B.; Lears, Mary Kathleen; Henderson, Robin; Belcher, Harolyn; Sellers, Sherri; Wilson, Modena
Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, v8 n4 p1-16 1999
Examines growth parameters at birth in 204 infants born to mothers who used cocaine and/or opiates during pregnancy. Outcome measures included birth weight, length, and head circumference. Study provides support that in utero cocaine exposure may confer more risk for somatic growth retardation at birth than opiate exposure. (Author/GCP)
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Development, Cocaine, Infants, Prenatal Drug Exposure
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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