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ERIC Number: EJ439387
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0704-7509
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Characteristics, Prevention, Treatment and Long Term Outlook.
Seward, Cynthia A.; Barber, William H.
B.C. Journal of Special Education, v15 n2 p164-76 1991
This article discusses fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) including causes, common characteristics, secondary characteristics, prevention, and treatment. Economic implications are noted which suggest that treatment costs are 100 times the cost of prevention programs. (DB)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Cost Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology, Intervention, Medical Services, Prevention, Special Health Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome