The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 6 , Pages 788-792 , June 2008

Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters in Meconium are Associated with Poorer Neurodevelopmental Outcomes to Two Years of Age

  • Jennifer Peterson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
    • Department of Neonatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jennifer H. Peterson, MD, Department of Neonatology, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, M31, Cleveland, OH 44195.
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  • H. Lester Kirchner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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  • Wei Xue, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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  • Sonia Minnes, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Medical Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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  • Lynn T. Singer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
    • ,
  • Cynthia F. Bearer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
    • Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
    • Division of Neonatology, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH.

Received 20 February 2007 ,Revised 24 July 2007 ,Accepted 8 November 2007.

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 Supported by the National Institute on Environmental Health Science/NIH/EPA (P01 ES11261), the National Institute on Alcohol and Alcohol Abuse R03 AA12618, AAMC/CDC/ATSDR Cooperative Agreement MM-0122-02/02, the Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health, the ARC of the United States, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse R01-07957.

PII: S0022-3476(07)01065-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.11.009

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 6 , Pages 788-792 , June 2008

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