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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Main Author: Goh, Y. Ingrid
Other Authors: Koren, Gideon
Language:en_ca
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/17463