Under-reporting of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders: An analysis of hospital episode statistics

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Morleo, Michela ^a   Woolfall, Kerry ^b   Dedman, Dan ^c   Mukherjee, Raja ^d   Bellis, Mark A ^a   Cook, Penny A ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; ADULT; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551687224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-14     Document Type: Article

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