Determination of the prevalence of drug misuse by meconium analysis

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Williamson, S ^a,d   Jackson, L ^b   Skeoch, C ^b   Azzim, G ^c   Anderson, R ^c  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Princess Royal Maternity Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCODEINE; AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABINOID DERIVATIVE; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; DIHYDROMORPHINE; DRUG METABOLITE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; OPIATE; PAPAVERINE; TEMAZEPAM; THEBAINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MISUSE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MECONIUM; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANNABINOIDS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MECONIUM; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; SCOTLAND; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33745862326     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.078642     Document Type: Article

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