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Congenital malformations in humans and how their environmental causes were established
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By
H. Kalter, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Children's Hospital Medical Centre, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Description
This book is an an up-to-date survey and summary of present knowledge and future expectations regarding the environmental causes of congenital
malformations in human beings, beginning with the earliest discoveries of the 20th century up to the latest ideas and problems at its
end, presents views and comments on the progress made over the century in understanding human prenatal maldevelopment.
Contents
Preface. 1. Introductory Matters. 2. Definitions. 3. Classification. 4. Frequency. 5. Early Human Studies. 6. Pioneering Works. 7. Early
Experiments. 8. New Challenges. 9. Thalidomide. 10. Testing for teratogenicity. 11. Teratological detours. 12. Surveillance of congenital
malformations. 13. Epidemiology of congenital malformations. 14. Human disease as teratogen. 15. Environmental hazards and disasters.
16. Disease medication and teratogenisis. 17. Folic acid and human malformations. 18. Alcohol consumption during pregnancy. 19. The accomplishment
and the expectation. Bibliography. Index.
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Hardbound, 166 pages, publication date: JUN-2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-51364-9
ISBN-10: 0-444-51364-7
Imprint: ELSEVIER
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