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José F Cordero1, R Louise Floyd1, M Louise Martin1
1José F. Cordero, M.D., M.P.H., is assistant director for science; R. Louise Floyd, D.S.N., R.N., is chief of the Fetal Alcohol Prevention Section; M. Louise Martin, D.V.M., M.S., is chief of the Surveillance Unit; Margarett Davis, M.D., M.P.H., is medical epidemiologist; and Karen Hymbaugh, M.P.A., is behavioral scientist in the Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Abstract:
Surveillance programs allow the tracking of the prevalence of a condition over time. Tracking the prevalence of FAS poses particular problems, however, as there is no "gold standard" of diagnosis. To evaluate the effectiveness of prevention efforts, surveillance techniques must be refined.
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