title: [Use of alcoholic beverages by children: a not yet investigated phenomenon].
abstract: The essay discourses on the ethanol prescription to children, their dependence and the scientific data related to the social abuse. The toxic effects, social and economical perspectives are well exemplified on the follow-up of a child of three years old in a university hospital during eighteen months. At the end, the prevalence of such practice is highlighted as essential for preventive approach on public health.
authors.affiliation: Depto. de Medicina Legal da Faculdade de Ciência Médicas da Universidade Estuadal de Campinas-Unicamp.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Davoli
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Mariano