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Peer reviewedUmbreit, John; Ostrow, Lisa S. – Mental Retardation, 1980
Fetal alcohol syndrome is a pattern of altered growth and morphogenesis found in about half the offspring of severely and chronically alcoholic women who continue drinking throughout their pregnancy. Of children studied, mild to moderate mental retardation was the most common disorder, occurring in 44 percent of the cases. (PHR)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Congenital Impairments, Drug Abuse, Exceptional Child Research
