Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in children residing in Russian orphanages: A phenotypic survey

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 531-538

  Miller, Laurie C ^a   Chan, Wilma ^a   Litvinova, Aina ^b   Rubin, Arkady ^b   Comfort, Kathleen ^a   Tirella, Linda ^a   Cermak, Sharon ^c   Morse, Barbara ^d   Kovalev, Igor ^b  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Health Care Committee   (Russian Federation)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Fetal Alcohol Education Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Orphanages orphans; Russia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY GROWTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; ORPHANAGE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; FACE; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; GROWTH; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORPHANAGES; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; RUSSIA;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33644779796     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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