Outcomes of neonates conceived on methadone maintenance therapy

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 202-206

  McCarthy, John J ^a,b   Leamon, Martin H ^b   Stenson, Garrett ^a   Biles, Lagen A ^c  

^a Bi Valley Medical Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conception; Drug treatment; Methadone; Neonatal abstinence; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PAREGORIC; PHENOBARBITAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; METHADONE TREATMENT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; METHADONE; NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 47349115833     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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