Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 32-40 , February 2004

Behavioral responses of substance-exposed newborns: a retrospective study

  • Anne Marie Higley, MS, RN (Advanced Practice Nurses)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, Delaware Health & Social Services, Wilmington, DE, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Anne Marie Higley, MS, RN, Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, Delaware Health & Social Services, 2055 Limestone Road, Suite 215, Wilmington, DE, USA
    • ,
  • Karen H Morin, DSN, RN (Professor of Nursing)

      Affiliations

    • Western Michigan University, Bronson School of Nursing, Kalamazoo, MI USA 490008

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PII: S0897-1897(03)00106-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2003.10.007

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 32-40 , February 2004

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