Counting fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in australia: The evidence and the challenges

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 461-467

  Burns, Lucy ^a   Breen, Courtney ^a   Bower, Carol ^c   O' Leary, Colleen ^d   Elliott, Elizabeth Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; FASD; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FASD; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ALCOHOL; FASD; PREGNANCY;

AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84884719817     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dar.12047     Document Type: Review

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