Detection of intrauterine illicit drug exposure by newborn drug testing
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Drug Testing for Newborn Exposure to Illicit Substances in Pregnancy: Pitfalls and Pearls
Estimates of the prevalence of drug usage during pregnancy vary by region and survey tool used. Clinicians providing care to newborns should be equipped to recognize a newborn who has been exposed to illicit drugs during pregnancy by the effects the exposure might cause at the time of delivery and/or by drug testing of the newborn. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the lite...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.1.235