Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol, Caffeine, Tobacco, and Aspirin: Effects on Fine and Gross Motor Preformance in 4-Year-Old Children.

Barr, Helen M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ412172

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Publication Date: 1990

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Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol, Caffeine, Tobacco, and Aspirin: Effects on Fine and Gross Motor Preformance in 4-Year-Old Children.

Barr, Helen M.; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v26 n3 p339-48 May 1990

Multiple regression analyses of data from 449 children indicated statistically significant relationships between moderate levels of prenatal alcohol exposure and increased errors, increased latency, and increased total time on the Wisconsin Fine Motor Steadiness Battery and poorer balance on the Gross Motor Scale. (RH)

Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Error Patterns, Longitudinal Studies, Prenatal Drug Exposure, Psychomotor Skills, Reaction Time, Tobacco, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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