An evaluation of social skills in children with and without prenatal alcohol exposure

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 711-718

  Rasmussen, C ^a   Becker, M ^a   Mclennan, J ^b   Urichuk, L ^c   Andrew, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; Prenatal alcohol exposure; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79961065950     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01152.x     Document Type: Article

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