How long should infants at risk of drug withdrawal be monitored after birth

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 352-355

  Smirk, Cameron L ^a   Bowman, Ellen ^a   Doyle, Lex W ^a,b   Kamlin, Camille Omar Farouk ^a,b  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

drug withdrawal; monitoring; neonatal abstinence syndrome; treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; OPIATE; ALCOHOL; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSERY; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TIME TO TREATMENT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; EVALUATION STUDY; NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOBACCO;

AMPHETAMINES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BENZODIAZEPINES; CANNABIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOBACCO;

EID: 84898771748     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12513     Document Type: Article

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