Consensus diagnostic criteria for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Australia: A modified Delphi study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Watkins, Rochelle E ^a   Elliott, Elizabeth J ^b,c,d   Mutch, Raewyn C ^a,e   Payne, Janet M ^a   Jones, Heather M ^a   Latimer, Jane ^d   Russell, Elizabeth ^f   Fitzpatrick, James P ^b,d   Hayes, Lorian ^g   Burns, Lucinda ^h   Halliday, Jane ⁱ   D'Antoine, Heather A ^j   Wilkins, Amanda ^a,e   Peadon, Elizabeth ^b,c   Miers, Sue ^k   Carter, Maureen ^l   O'Leary, Colleen M ^a,m   McKenzie, Anne ^a   Bower, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^d GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^e DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^f Russell Family Fetal Alcohol Disorders Association   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

ⁱ MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^j MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^k National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Related Disorders   (Australia)

^l Nindilingarri Cultural Health Services   (Australia)

^m CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL RELATED BIRTH DEFECT; ALCOHOL RELATED NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELPHI STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION; PARTIAL FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLISHING;

EID: 84869854856     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001918     Document Type: Article

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