Burden of fetal alcohol syndrome in a rural West Coast area of South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 402-405

  Olivier, L ^a   Urban, M ^b   Chersich, M ^c,d   Temmerman, M ^d   Viljoen, D ^a,b  

^a Foundation for Alcohol Related Research (FARR)   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SOUTH AFRICA; TERATOLOGY;

EID: 84878351382     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.6249     Document Type: Article

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