Epidemiology and Control of Neural Tube Defects

J. Harold (Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Canterbury and Thanet Health Authority, Kent) Elwood, J. Mark (Professor of Cancer Epidemiology, Hugh Adam Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Professor of Cancer Epidemiology, Hugh Adam Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Otago, New Zealand) Elwood, Julian (Technical Officer, Technical Officer, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France) Little

Oxford University Press, 1992

This book describes the biology, occurrence, and methods of control of the commonest congenital malformations of the nervous system: neural tube defects, spina bifida, encephalocoele, and anencephalus. It reviews the epidemiology of these conditions and discusses issues such as ascertainment, seasonal variation, ethical and legal issues.

ISBN-13

9780192618849

ISBN-10

0192618849

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Year

1992

Publication date

1992-12-31

Pages

944

Dimensions

243x164x51

Weight

1322