Experiences with 118 Infants Born to Narcotic-using Mothers: Does a Lowered Serum-lonized Calcium Level Contribute to the Symptoms of Withdrawal?

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1977, Pages 418-423

  Oleske, James M ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DIAMORPHINE;

CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL STUDY; DRUG INTOXICATION; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

CALCIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; METHADONE; PREGNANCY; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0017342160     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992287701600502     Document Type: Article

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