Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Identifying the neurobehavioural phenotype and effective interventions

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 98-104

  Koren, Gideon ^a   Zelner, Irene ^a   Nash, Kelly ^b   Koren, Gal ^a  

^a Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

child behaviour checklist; foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; foetal alcohol spectrum disorder neurobehavioural phenotype; intervention studies; school for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84894051264     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: 14736578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000038     Document Type: Review

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