Teratology in the Twentieth Century: Congenital Malformations in Humans and How their Environmental Causes were EstablishedElsevier, 2003 M06 6 - 166 pages 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. |
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... present at birth 137 Malformations: abnormalities of structure 138 Recognition of malformations 138 Major and minor malformations 138 Minor malformations and variants 139 3. CLASSIFICATION Introduction: why classify 139 Classification ...
... present at birth 137 Malformations: abnormalities of structure 138 Recognition of malformations 138 Major and minor malformations 138 Minor malformations and variants 139 3. CLASSIFICATION Introduction: why classify 139 Classification ...
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... present century, the rate of death of children in the first year of life decreased in many parts of the world. This was largely due to the conquest of serious infectious diseases of infancy and to improvement in nutrition and hygiene ...
... present century, the rate of death of children in the first year of life decreased in many parts of the world. This was largely due to the conquest of serious infectious diseases of infancy and to improvement in nutrition and hygiene ...
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... present at birth. They may be gross or microscopic, on the surface of the body or within it, familial or sporadic, hereditary or nonhereditary, single or multiple (Warkany, 1947). ...congenital malformations [are] gross structural ...
... present at birth. They may be gross or microscopic, on the surface of the body or within it, familial or sporadic, hereditary or nonhereditary, single or multiple (Warkany, 1947). ...congenital malformations [are] gross structural ...
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... present at birth (McKeown and Record, 1960). Congenital malformations [are] abnormalities of structure present at birth and attributable to faulty development (Carter, 1963). ...a major anomaly is one which has an adverse effect on ...
... present at birth (McKeown and Record, 1960). Congenital malformations [are] abnormalities of structure present at birth and attributable to faulty development (Carter, 1963). ...a major anomaly is one which has an adverse effect on ...
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... present at birth, with no connotation as to etiology—a topic which for the moment shall be deferred. However, differing from the distinction given above, things congenital may also be acquired. The crucial question is, when does the ...
... present at birth, with no connotation as to etiology—a topic which for the moment shall be deferred. However, differing from the distinction given above, things congenital may also be acquired. The crucial question is, when does the ...
Contents
CHAPTER 12 SURVEILLANCE OF CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS | 181 |
CHAPTER 13 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS | 182 |
CHAPTER 14 HUMAN DISEASE AS TERATOGEN | 185 |
CHAPTER 15 ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS | 197 |
CHAPTER 16 DISEASE MEDICATION AND TERATOGENESIS | 210 |
CHAPTER 17 FOLIC ACID AND HUMAN MALFORMATIONS | 224 |
CHAPTER 18 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DURING PREGNANCY | 237 |
CHAPTER 19 THE ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THE EXPECTATION | 255 |
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CHAPTER 10 TESTING FOR TERATOGENICITY | 173 |
CHAPTER 11 TERATOLOGICAL DETOURS | 175 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 256 |
INDEX | 283 |
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