The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 6 , Pages 781-787 , December 2006

Exposure to marijuana during pregnancy alters neurobehavior in the early neonatal period

Received 5 December 2005 ,Revised 25 May 2006 ,Accepted 19 August 2006.

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 Fully funded as a thematic project by the State of São Paulo Research Support Foundation (grant 2000/10293-5).

 None of the authors has any conflict of interest to declare.

PII: S0022-3476(06)00799-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.08.046

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 6 , Pages 781-787 , December 2006

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