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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in children residing in Russian orphanages: a phenotypic survey.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Mar 2006
Miller Laurie C, Chan Wilma, Litvinova Aina, Rubin Arkady, Comfort Kathleen, Tirella Linda, Cermak Sharon, Morse Barbara, Kovalev Igor
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alcohol use in Russia is among the highest in the world. Over 600,000 children reside in institutional care in Russia, most of them in baby homes and orphanages. The actual prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) among these children is unknown. Therefore, we performed a systematic survey of phenotypic features associated with prenatal alcohol exposure among institutionalized Russian...
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