Areca-nut abuse and neonatal withdrawal syndrome

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  López Vilchez, Maria Angeles ^a,b   Seidel, Veronica ^a,b   Farré, Magí ^b   Garcí Algar, Oscár ^a,b   Pichini, Simona ^c   Mur, Antonio ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Addiction; Areca nut; Arecoline; Neonatal withdrawal syndrome; Newborn; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; AMPHETAMINE; ARECOLINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN INFECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINALYSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; ADDICTION; ADULT; NEWBORN;

ADULT; ARECA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33644838239     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0281     Document Type: Article

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