The economic burden of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Canada in 2013

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 367-375

  Popova, Svetlana ^a,b,c   Lange, Shannon ^a,c   Burd, Larry ^d   Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b,c,e  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^e DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST OF ILLNESS; CUSTODIAL CARE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE COST; HOUSING; HUMAN; ICD-10; INCOME; INFANT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREMATURE MORTALITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROPHYLAXIS; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCREENING; SPECIAL EDUCATION; SPEECH THERAPY; WORK DISABILITY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CANADA; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOUSING; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT;

EID: 84965028278     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agv117     Document Type: Article

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