Fetal Myocardial Calcification Associated With Maternal Cocaine Use

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 179-183

  Yap, Thelmae ^a,b,c   Diana, Daniel ^a,b,c   Herson, Victor ^a,b,c   Chameides, Leon ^a,b,c   Rowe, Jonellec ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COCAINE;

ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0028365333     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1040740     Document Type: Article

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