Fetal alcohol syndrome: A Japanese perspective

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-26

  Tanaka, Harumi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Developmental delay; Ethanol in utero; Fetal alcohol effects; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Intellectual impairment; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

BRAIN; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; SMOKING; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0031967868     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899808999381     Document Type: Review

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