Continued effects of prenatal cocaine use: Preschool development
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Cognitive outcomes of preschool children with prenatal cocaine exposure.
CONTEXT Because of methodological limitations, the results of the few prospective studies assessing long-term cognitive effects of prenatal cocaine exposure are inconsistent. OBJECTIVE To assess effects of prenatal cocaine exposure and quality of caregiving environment on 4-year cognitive outcomes. DESIGN Longitudinal, prospective, masked comparison cohort study from birth (September 1994-J...
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Previous research found that prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE) may increase children's vulnerability to behavior and cognition problems. Maturational changes in brain and social development make adolescence an ideal time to reexamine associations. The objective was to conduct a systematic review of published studies examining associations between PCE and adolescent develo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurotoxicology and Teratology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0892-0362
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2009.08.004