The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 3 , Pages 391-395 , September 2008

Eye Malformations in Children with Heavy Alcohol Exposure in Utero

  • Elizabeth Y. Flanigan, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD
    • Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
    • Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Elizabeth Y. Flanigan, MD, MPH, 6100 Executive Blvd, Room 7B03, NICHD, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892
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  • Sofia Aros, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, San Borja Arriaran Clinical Hospital, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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  • Maria Ferraz Bueno, MD

      Affiliations

    • J.J. Aguirre Hospital, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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  • Mary Conley, MA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD
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  • James F. Troendle, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD
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  • Fernando Cassorla, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Maternal and Child Research, School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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  • James L. Mills, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD

Received 9 November 2007 ,Revised 19 March 2008 ,Accepted 4 April 2008.

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 Supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Intramural Research Program and protocol/project OHSR-96-04.

 The views expressed are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the United States Government. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00297-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.04.024

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 3 , Pages 391-395 , September 2008

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