Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 31-38 , January 2006

Exposure to violence among substance-dependent pregnant women and their children

  • Martha L. Velez, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Center for Addiction and Pregnancy, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Ave. D-5, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. Tel.: +1 410 550 3414; fax: +1 410 550 3027.
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  • Ivan D. Montoya, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Antioquia, Antioquia, Columbia
    • ,
  • Lauren M. Jansson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Vickie Walters, L.C.S.W.-C.

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Dace Svikis, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
    • ,
  • Hendree E. Jones, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Howard Chilcoat, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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  • Jacquelyn Campbell, RN

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA

Received 24 March 2005 ,Revised 21 September 2005 ,Accepted 22 September 2005.

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PII: S0740-5472(05)00195-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2005.09.001

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 31-38 , January 2006

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