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Peer reviewedPetitti, Diana B.; Coleman, Charlotte – American Journal of Public Health, 1990
Assesses the relation between cocaine use and the risk of low birth weight in Alameda County (California) through a population-based case-control study of women with low birth-weight infants. Results show that cocaine use increases the risk of both pre-term delivery and intrauterine growth retardation. Limitations of this study are discussed. (JS)
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Blacks, Cocaine, Congenital Impairments
