Unexpectedly high prevalence of alcohol use among pregnant Swedish women: Failed detection by antenatal care and simple tools that improve detection

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-164

  Magnusson, Åsa ^a   Göransson, Mona ^a   Heilig, Markus ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 18244368458     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2005.66.157     Document Type: Article

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