Teratology in the Twentieth Century: Congenital Malformations in Humans and How their Environmental Causes were EstablishedThis 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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... and neurodevelopment 249 Longitudinal studies 249 Alcohol and spontaneous abortion 250 Summary and critique 252 Prevalence of the FAS 252 The fundamental problem 254 Animal abortion studies 254 Finale 254 B. Franklin on wine 254 19.
... and neurodevelopment 249 Longitudinal studies 249 Alcohol and spontaneous abortion 250 Summary and critique 252 Prevalence of the FAS 252 The fundamental problem 254 Animal abortion studies 254 Finale 254 B. Franklin on wine 254 19.
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Thus, with respect to malformations, incidence is the proportion of abnormal individuals born during a specified interval of time, and prevalence is the proportion of individuals of a given age or other characteristic that are abnormal.
Thus, with respect to malformations, incidence is the proportion of abnormal individuals born during a specified interval of time, and prevalence is the proportion of individuals of a given age or other characteristic that are abnormal.
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Trypan blue Scientists at the University of the Witwatersrand, motivated by the prevalence of adverse perinatal outcomes in South Africa due to the malnutrition common at the time, hypothesized that ...
Trypan blue Scientists at the University of the Witwatersrand, motivated by the prevalence of adverse perinatal outcomes in South Africa due to the malnutrition common at the time, hypothesized that ...
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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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