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1 online resource (2 volumes) |
| Contents |
pt. 1 -- Congenital cardiovascular malformations ; pt. 2 -- The saga of neural tube defects |
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Front Matter; Prenatal and Infant Mortality; Infant Mortality; Birthweight and Impairments; Ethnic and Other Comparisons; Causes of Perinatal Mortality; Congenital Cardiovascular Malformations; Population-based studies; Hospital-Based Studies; Cardiovascular Malformations and Birthweight; Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Birthweight; Cardiovascular Malformation and Mortality; Prenatal Detection; Summary to This Point; Ventricular Septal Defect; Cardiovascular Malformation and Down Syndrome; Epidemiology and Etiology of Cardiovascular Malformation; Extrinsic Causes of Cardiovascular Malformations |
| Summary |
Congenital malformations are worldwide occurrences, they know no national borders, do not distinguish between races, ethnicities, rich or poor. These severe physical abnormalities, present at birth, happen more often than is usually realized, once in every 33 births. They strike every part of the body, limbs, head, heart, and all others. The most frequent of them all are the many types of malformations of the cardiovascular system, the heart and its blood vessels, which happen in about once in every 250 births. Study of these conditions during the twentieth century took many forms, revolving a |
| Analysis |
geneeskunde |
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medicine |
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volksgezondheid |
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public health |
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ontogenie |
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ontogeny |
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geschiedenis |
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history |
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obstetrie |
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obstetrics |
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cardiologie |
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cardiology |
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wetenschap |
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science |
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humane genetica |
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human genetics |
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Medicine (General) |
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Geneeskunde (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Abnormalities, Human.
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Abnormalities, Human -- Etiology -- History
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Fetal death -- Causes.
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Perinatal death.
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Heart -- Abnormalities.
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Fetal Death -- etiology
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Infant Mortality
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Perinatal Mortality
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Abnormalities, Human.
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Abnormalities, Human -- Etiology.
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Fetal death -- Causes.
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Heart -- Abnormalities.
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Perinatal death.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781402059186 |
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1402059183 |
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9781402059179 |
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1402059175 |
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