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Construction of Vapor Chambers Used to Expose Mice to Alcohol During the Equivalent of all Three Trimesters of Human Development
Published on: July 13, 2014
[Use of alcoholic beverages by children: a not yet investigated phenomenon]
1Depto. de Medicina Legal da Faculdade de Ciência Médicas da Universidade Estuadal de Campinas-Unicamp.
Abstract:
The essay discourses on the ethanol prescription to children, their dependence and the scientific data related to the social abuse. The toxic effects, social and economical perspectives are well exemplified on the follow-up of a child of three years old in a university hospital during eighteen months. At the end, the prevalence of such practice is highlighted as essential for preventive approach on public health.
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