Boarder Babies and Drug-Exposed Children in the Nation's Capital.

Melnick, Vijaya L.

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ERIC Number: EJ450992

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Boarder Babies and Drug-Exposed Children in the Nation's Capital.

Melnick, Vijaya L.

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, v3 n1 p165-60 Sum 1992

Describes a Department of Human Services project to research and recommend appropriate strategies to address the needs of boarder babies, infants prenatally exposed to substance abuse, and children living in substance abusing environments in the District of Columbia. Training seminars and the five project objectives are reviewed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Congenital Impairments, Environmental Influences, Illegal Drug Use, Incidence, Infants, Intervention, Needs Assessment, Physical Development, Pregnancy, Prenatal Drug Exposure, Program Evaluation, Research Projects, Substance Abuse, Urban Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia

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