Beliefs and Behaviors of Pregnant Women with Addictions Awaiting Treatment Initiation.
Substance use during pregnancy poses clear risks to children's healthy development. However, women with addictions face unique barriers to accessing substance abuse treatment and often delay or avoid treatment seeking. The objective of this study was to examine women's beliefs about the impact of us...
| Publicado en: | Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 65 - 80 |
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Springer Nature
Feb2017
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