Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters (FAEE), A Biomarker of Alcohol Exposure: Hope for a Silent Epidemic of Fetal Alcohol Affected Children

One percent of children in North America may be affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). FASD remains difficult to diagnose because confirmation of maternal alcohol use is a diagnostic criterion, and women consuming alcohol during pregnancy are reluctant to divulge this information for fe...

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Main Author: Kulaga, Vivian
Other Authors: Gideon, Koren
Language:en_ca
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/17788