Worldwide Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Literature Review Including Meta-Analysis

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 18-32

  Roozen, Sylvia ^a,b   Peters, Gjalt Jorn Y ^b,c   Kok, Gerjo ^a,b   Townend, David ^a,b   Nijhuis, Jan ^a,d   Curfs, Leopold ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder(s); Meta analysis; Prevalence; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROATIA; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS; GLOBAL HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; CROATIA; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; ITALY; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84952922764     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12939     Document Type: Article

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