Women's Health Issues
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 75-83 , March 2007

Trends in Rates of Hospitalization with a Diagnosis of Substance Abuse among Reproductive-Age Women, 1998 to 2003

  • Shanna Cox, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author: Shanna Cox, MSPH, ORISE Fellow, Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway MS K-20, Atlanta GA 30341.
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  • Chris H. Johnson, MS

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Susan Meikle, MD, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland
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  • Denise J. Jamieson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Samuel F. Posner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, Georgia

Received 21 September 2006 ,Revised 28 November 2006 ,Accepted 17 January 2007.

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 The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represnt the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Supported in part by an appointment to the Research Participation Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Reproductive Health that was administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and CDC.

PII: S1049-3867(07)00026-6

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2007.02.001

Women's Health Issues
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 75-83 , March 2007

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