FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME IS NOW LEADING CAUSE OF MENTAL RETARDATION

@article{Abel1986FETALAS,  title={FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME IS NOW LEADING CAUSE OF MENTAL RETARDATION},  author={Ernest L. Abel and Robert J. Sokol},  journal={The Lancet},  year={1986},  volume={328},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:42708464}}

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