Validation of meconium fatty acid ethyl esters as biomarkers of prenatal alcohol exposure [5]

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 692-

  Chan, Daphne ^a   Klein, Julia ^a   Koren, Gideon ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FATTY ACID ESTER;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MECONIUM; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 2342661234     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.01.062     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

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3. Bearer CF, Lee S, Salvator AE, Minnes S, Swick A, Yamashita T, et al. Ethyl linoleate in meconium: a biomarker for prenatal ethanol exposure. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 1999;23:487-93.
4. Moore CM, Lewis D. Fatty acid ethyl esters in meconium: biomarkers for the detection of alcohol exposure in neonates. Clin Chim Acta 2001;312:235-7.
5. Chan D, Klein J, Karaskov T, Koren G. The use of meconium screening in determining the prevalence of prenatal alcohol and illicit substance exposure in neonates [abstract]. Alcohol Clin Exp 2003;27:39.