Birth Outcomes Following Self-Inflicted Poisoning During Pregnancy, California, 2000 to 2004

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 292-301

  Mcclure, Candace K ^a   Patrick, Thelma E ^b   Katz, Kenneth D ^c   Kelsey, Sheryl F ^a   Weiss, Harold B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Intentional; Poisoning; Pregnancy; Self inflicted; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956051113     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01250.x     Document Type: Article

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