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Article: Linking multiple data sources in fetal alcohol syndrome surveillance - Alaska.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- April 30, 1993
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Although fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a major preventable cause of mental retardation in the United States [1], surveillance for this problem is subject to at least five constraints: difficulty in identifying the syndrome at birth [2]; the subjective nature of the diagnosis; variability in the severity and type of conditions associated with FAS; age-specific variations in the expression of the phenotype; and the lack of specificity in the International Classification of Disekases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) code for FAS. Previous studies have documented high rates of FAS among American Indians and Alaskan Natives (ANs) [3,4]. To better ascertain ...
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