Editorial: Cocaine abuse in pregnancy: an evolution from panacea to pandemonium

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 783-784

  Gaither, Kecia ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CARDIOTOXICITY; COCA; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LUNG TOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; TERATOGENICITY; FEMALE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 65249177701     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31817f1f5e     Document Type: Editorial

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