Novel approaches to the diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 254-260

  Caprara, Daniela L ^a   Nash, Kelly ^a   Greenbaum, Rachel ^a   Rovet, Joanne ^a   Koren, Gideon ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral phenotyping; Diagnosis; Fatty acid ethyl esters; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; Hair and meconium screening; T ACE; TWEAK

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FATTY ACID ESTER;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE MARKER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MECONIUM; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALCOHOLS; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MECONIUM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33846110839     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2006.06.015     Document Type: Review

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