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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

THE FIRST DESCRIPTION OF FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME BY FRENCH PEDIATRICIAN PAUL LEMOINE



Dr. Lemoine’s account demonstrates how much knowledge about the toxic fetal effects of alcohol was published and known in Europe in the early 1900’s, half a century before it became public knowledge and a public health issue.


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