Prevalence and characteristics of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

PA May, A Baete, J Russo, AJ Elliott, J Blankenship… - …, 2014 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and characteristics of fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders (FASD) among first grade students (6-to 7-year-olds) in a representative
Midwestern US community. METHODS: From a consented sample of 70.5% of all first
graders enrolled in public and private schools, an oversample of small children (≤ 25th
percentile on height, weight, and head circumference) and randomly selected control
candidates were examined for physical growth, development, dysmorphology, cognition …