Illegal drug use, smoking and alcohol consumption in a low-risk Irish primigravid population

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-72

  Donnelly, Jennifer C ^a,b,c   Cooley, Sharon M ^a   Walsh, Thomas A ^a   Sarkar, Rupak ^a   Durnea, Uliana ^a   Geary, Michael P ^a  

^a ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Illegal drugs; Primigravida; Smoking

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SMOKING; PREVALENCE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRELAND; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 38049115518     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2008.006     Document Type: Article

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