Prenatal cocaine exposure alters emotional arousal regulation and its effects on working memory
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Substance abuse in pregnancy has increased over the past three decades in the United States [1]. A National survey on drug Use and Health from 2002-2003 has estimated that 4.3% of pregnant women aged 15-44 years reported illicit drug use within the month to being questioned [1,2]. Approximately 250,000 women in the United State, of whom 90% are of childbearing age with criteria for intravenous ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurotoxicology and Teratology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0892-0362
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2009.08.005