Incidence and prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder by sex and age group in Alberta, Canada

Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages e395-e404

  Thanh, Nguyen Xuan ^a,d   Jonsson, Egon ^b,d   Salmon, Amy ^c,d   Sebastianski, Meghan ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; FASD; Incidence; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CANADA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; GROUPS BY AGE AND SEX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-9; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING DISORDER; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; ALBERTA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908266987     PISSN: 17106222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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