Video: Betsy Thom examines the research debate on foetal alcohol syndrome

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1) Report: Multi-component programmes An approach to prevent and reduce alcohol-related harm

Multi-component programmes
An approach to prevent and reduce alcohol-related harm
Betsy Thom and Mariana Bayley

2) Study: Partnerships: A Mechanism for Local Alcohol Policy Implementation

Partnerships: A Mechanism for Local Alcohol Policy Implementation
May 2011
Betsy Thom, Rachel Herring, Mariana Bayley, Seta Waller, Virginia Berridge
Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Middlesex University, London.
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

3) Report: Light drinking during pregnancy: Y J Kelly et al 2010

Light drinking during pregnancy: still no increased risk for socioemotional difficulties or cognitive deficits at 5 years of age?

Yvonne J Kelly, Amanda Sacker, Ron Gray, John Kelly, Dieter Wolke, Jenny Head, Maria A Quigley

J Epidemiol Community Health doi:10.1136/jech.2009.103002

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Betsy Thom examines the research debate on foetal alcohol syndrome