Examining Different Levels of Prevention of Birth Defects and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
While all women hope to deliver a healthy baby, approximately 3-5% babies are affected by birth defects. Birth defects can occur naturally or be induced by teratogens. Alcohol is a known teratogen that causes fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), the most commonly known cause of neurobehavioural a...
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2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1807/17463 |