THE EFFECTS OF TIMING AND DURATION OF ALCOHOL EXPOSURE ON DEVELOPMENT OF THE FETAL BRAIN

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: From Mechanism to Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2022, Pages 27-50

  Maier, Susan E ^a   Chen, Wei Jung A ^a   West, James R ^a  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781003068761-2     Document Type: Chapter

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