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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Fetal maldevelopment has become the concern of environmentalists, activists of various persuasions, industrial organizations, governmental agencies, ethicists, parents, etc.—that is, individuals and groups whose actions are impelled by ...
Fetal maldevelopment has become the concern of environmentalists, activists of various persuasions, industrial organizations, governmental agencies, ethicists, parents, etc.—that is, individuals and groups whose actions are impelled by ...
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Incidentally, it must not be forgotten in dwelling on these olden years that keen discernment in even more olden times had already recognized that various human characteristics were hereditary and had diligently traced their passage ...
Incidentally, it must not be forgotten in dwelling on these olden years that keen discernment in even more olden times had already recognized that various human characteristics were hereditary and had diligently traced their passage ...
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Although these quotations reflected various perspectives and were open to debate, there was one thing with respect to the abnormalities themselves that was universally acknowledged: that major malformations cause death or serious ...
Although these quotations reflected various perspectives and were open to debate, there was one thing with respect to the abnormalities themselves that was universally acknowledged: that major malformations cause death or serious ...
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In biology and medicine, classification is precisely ordered, in effect is itself a science, with various names. In the former, it is called taxonomy and comprises “rules for grouping organisms into categories based on shared ...
In biology and medicine, classification is precisely ordered, in effect is itself a science, with various names. In the former, it is called taxonomy and comprises “rules for grouping organisms into categories based on shared ...
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Classification by type A system of putting arrays of malformations into an order based on morphological appearance has various advantages and purposes, e.g., storage and retrieval of diagnostic data and coding of entries on fetal death ...
Classification by type A system of putting arrays of malformations into an order based on morphological appearance has various advantages and purposes, e.g., storage and retrieval of diagnostic data and coding of entries on fetal death ...
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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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