Drug-exposed infant cases in juvenile court: Risk factors and court outcomes

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 925-937

  Sagatun Edwards, Inger ^a   Saylor, Coleen ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Court outcomes; Drug exposed infants; Juvenile court

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; COURT; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CRIMINAL LAW; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0034035991     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(00)00145-9     Document Type: Article

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