Gross motor deficits in children prenatally exposed to alcohol: A meta-analysis

Pediatrics

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lucas, Barbara R ^a,b,c   Latimer, Jane ^b   Pinto, Rafael Z ^a,d   Ferreira, Manuela L ^b   Doney, Robyn ^e   Lau, Mandy ^b   Jones, Taryn ^f   Dries, Danielle ^a   Elliott, Elizabeth J ^a,b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Alcohol related neurodevelopmental disorder; Child development; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Motor skills

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BINGE DRINKING; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COORDINATION DISORDER; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL RELATED NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS; MOTOR SKILLS;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84904196319     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-3733     Document Type: Review

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