Estimating the prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome - A summary

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 159-167

  May, Philip A ^a   Gossage, J Phillip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol related neurodevelopmental disorder; Birth defects; Clinical aspects; Data collection; Epidemiological indicators; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Population dynamics; Prevalence; Research in practice; Research quality; Risk factors; Statistical estimation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035755084     PISSN: 0090838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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