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      The hospital morbidity of persons with fetal alcohol syndrome in Saskatchewan

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      Date
      1997
      Author
      Loney, Elaine Adele
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      This study described the hospital morbidity of 194,persons with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), born between 1973-1992, who were identified through a major referral center for Saskatchewan children with disabling conditions. Computerized provincial hospital separation data were obtained for 84% of 101 males and 77% of 93 females. Complete hospitalization histories were obtained for 128 patients, and partial histories for 29 patients. This data provided information on 1,556 hospitalizations from January 1, 1973 to November 30, 1992. At least 54% of study group members experienced morbidity as newborns, and 83% of all females and 91% of all males had experienced at least one other hospitalization (excluding the newborn stay) during their life (based on provincial data combined with information from patient follow-up and record reviews). By November 1992 (provincial data only), the mean number of hospitalizations (SD) for males and females age 15-19 years was 8.4 (7.0) and 10.2 (8.1), respectively. For children
      Degree
      Master of Science (M.Sc.)
      Department
      Community Health and Epidemiology
      Program
      Community Health and Epidemiology
      Supervisor
      Habbick, Brian
      Committee
      Tan, Leonard; Nanson, Josephine
      Copyright Date
      1997
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-06222007-132543
      Subject
      Saskatchewan
      fetal alcohol syndrome
      FAS - sociodemographic characteristics
      aboriginal health
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