Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: An overview of interventions for affected individuals

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 162-167

  Chandrasena, Amali N ^a   Mukherjee, Raja A S ^b   Turk, Jeremy ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SURREY AND BORDERS PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Management; Prenatal alcohol; Review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 70350180622     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2008.00504.x     Document Type: Review

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