Cost attributable to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the Canadian correctional system
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Canadian Children and Youth in Care: The Cost of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
BACKGROUND A high prevalence of prenatal alcohol exposure has been reported among children in care and thus, the risk of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in this population is high. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the current study was to estimate the number of children (0-18 years) in care with FASD and to determine the associated cost by age group, gender, and province/territory in Canada in...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0160-2527
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.03.010