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Harold Kalter - Mortality and Maldevelopment - 9789400796751 - V9789400796751
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Mortality and Maldevelopment

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Description for Mortality and Maldevelopment Paperback. This book examines congenital malformations. These severe physical abnormalities have been noted as curiosities in man and beast throughout recorded history and receive great attention by various fields of study, from embryologists to population scientists. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFN; MJD; MJT; PDX; PSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.

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 about examination and analysis of ... Read more

An introductory record of the history of perinatal mortality in the last three centuries gives foundation for the discussion of death in contemporary decades.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400796751
SKU
V9789400796751
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

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From the reviews: "This is an epidemiologist’s approach to congenital malformations of the heart which relates those malformations to infant and perinatal mortality. … It is written for anyone who cares for patients with congenital heart disease: pediatric cardiologists, adult congenital heart disease practitioners, nurses, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. It is really written for everyone in ... Read more

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