A new method of prenatal alcohol classification accounting for dose, pattern and timing of exposure:

When examining the association between prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal effects, the timing and intensity of exposure have been ignored in epidemiological st

Authors:
O'Leary CM, Bower C, Zubrick SR, Geelhoed E, Kurinczuk JJ, Nassar N.

Authors notes:
J Epidemiol Community Health. 2010 Nov;64(11):956-62. Epub 2009 Oct 19.

Keywords:
new method, prenatal alcohol classification, accounting for dose pattern, timing of exposure, improving our ability to examine fetal effects, low to moderate alcohol

Abstract:
When examining the association between prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal effects, the timing and intensity of exposure have been ignored in epidemiological studies. The effect of using dose, pattern and timing of consumption ("composite" method) was investigated in this study, to examine the association between prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal effects.