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Green, Ridgely Fisk; Ehrhardt, Joan; Ruttenber, Margaret F.; Olney, Richard S. – American Journal of Health Education, 2011
A family history of neural tube defects (NTDs) can increase the risk of a pregnancy affected by an NTD. Periconceptional folic acid use decreases this risk. Purpose: Our objective was to determine whether second-degree relatives of NTD-affected children showed differences in folic acid use compared with the general population and to provide them…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Health Education, Family (Sociological Unit), Prevention
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Wilson, Philip G.; Mazzocco, Michele M. M. – Mental Retardation, 1993
A survey of 39 elementary special education teachers in Colorado indicated that more respondents had knowledge of Down's syndrome than of fetal alcohol or fragile X syndromes. Respondents' level of education, date of most recent degree, and years of experience were not associated with greater awareness nor knowledge of fragile X syndrome.…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Downs Syndrome, Elementary Education, Knowledge Level