December 2008. Volume 4. Number 4

The importance of knowing and recognizing the spectrum of fetal alcohol syndrome

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Elliott EJ, Payne J, Morris A, Haan E, Bower C, Paediatrician contributing to the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit. Fetal alcohol syndrome: a prospective national surveillance study. Arch Dis Child. 2008;93;732-37
Reviewers: Rivas Juesas C1, González de Dios J2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital de Sagunto. Valencia. España.
2Departamento de Pediatría. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante. España.
Correspondence: Cristina Rivas Juesas. Email: crisrijue@hotmail.com
Reception date: 28/10/2008
Acceptance date: 01/11/2008
Publication date: 01/12/2008

Abstract

Authors' conclusions: this epidemiologic and prospective study, the first national data in the world, shows the complexity, severity and developmental impact of fetal alcohol syndrome. We need preventive approaches and early diagnosis.

Reviewers' commentary: fetal alcohol syndrome is a predictable disease. We need the to have the knowledge to suspect it and also to make an early diagnosis and be able to be able to recognize the broad spectrum of presentations of this disorder.

How to cite this article

Rivas Juesas C, González de Dios J. La importancia de conocer y reconocer el espectro del síndrome alcohólico fetal.. Evid Pediatr. 2008;4:70.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Elliott EJ, Payne J, Morris A, Haan E, Bower C, Paediatrician contributing to the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit. Fetal alcohol syndrome: a prospective national surveillance study. Arch Dis Child. 2008;93;732-37
Reviewers: Rivas Juesas C1, González de Dios J2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital de Sagunto. Valencia. España.
2Departamento de Pediatría. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante. España.
Correspondence: Cristina Rivas Juesas. Email: crisrijue@hotmail.com
Reception date: 28/10/2008
Acceptance date: 01/11/2008
Publication date: 01/12/2008

How to cite this article

Rivas Juesas C, González de Dios J. La importancia de conocer y reconocer el espectro del síndrome alcohólico fetal.. Evid Pediatr. 2008;4:70.

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