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. 2006 Dec;96(12):2098-101.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.062729. Epub 2006 Oct 31.

Sobering thoughts: town Hall meetings on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Doreen Major Ryan  1 , Doreen M Bonnett, Callie B Gass
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Sobering thoughts: town Hall meetings on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Doreen Major Ryan et al. Am J Public Health. 2006 Dec.

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  • Am J Public Health. 2007 Mar;97(3):393

Abstract

Prenatal exposure to alcohol is one of the leading causes of preventable birth defects and developmental disabilities. During the past 30 years, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), including fetal alcohol syndrome, have gradually begun to attract attention. However, awareness and understanding of the disorders remain low, and people who are affected are seriously underserved. The FASD Center for Excellence held a series of town hall meetings in 2002 and 2003 to gauge the issues surrounding FASD nationwide. On the basis of its findings, the center proposed a series of recommendations to begin to remedy some of the deficiencies that were identified.

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