This study aimed to determine how common fetal alcohol syndrome and partial fetal alcohol syndrome was in the Fitzroy Valley in Western Australia. It was reported that there was a prevalence of 120 per 1000 which is the highest prevalence found in Australia and is similar to other high-risk populations internationally.
Authors: JP Fitzpatrick, J Latimer, M Carter, J Oscar, ML Ferreira, H Carmichael Olson, BR Lucas, R Doney, C Salter, J Try, G Hawkes, E Fitzpatrick, M Hand, RE Watkins, AL Martiniuk, C Bower, J Boulton, EJ Elliott
Date: January 2015