Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Can We Change the Future?

Svetlana Popova^{1

2

3

4}, Danijela Dozet^{1

4}, Larry Burd⁵

Affiliations

¹ From the, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
² Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³ Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ Pediatric Therapy Services, Altru Health System, Department of Pediatrics, North Dakota Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Center, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND, USA.

Comment

Svetlana Popova et al. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2020 Apr.

. 2020 Apr;44(4):815-819.

doi: 10.1111/acer.14317. Epub 2020 Mar 30.

Svetlana Popova^{1

2

3

4}, Danijela Dozet^{1

4}, Larry Burd⁵

¹ From the, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
² Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³ Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ Pediatric Therapy Services, Altru Health System, Department of Pediatrics, North Dakota Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Center, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare they have no financial or nonfinancial competing interests relevant to this article to disclose.

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