Prevalence and epidemiologic characteristics of FASD from various research methods with an emphasis on recent in-school studies

Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 176-192

  May, Philip A ^a,b,f   Gossage, J Phillip ^a   Kalberg, Wendy O ^a   Robinson, Luther K ^c   Buckley, David ^a   Manning, Melanie ^d   Hoyme, H Eugene ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^f CASAA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD); Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS); Partial fetal alcohol syndrome (PFAS); Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL RELATED BIRTH DEFECT; ALCOHOL RELATED NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; BIRTH DEFECT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; GROWTH; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70149086044     PISSN: 19405510     EISSN: 10982779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddrr.68     Document Type: Review

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