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Conjoined Twins - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet Referencesby James N. Parker; Philip M. Parker
ICON Group International Inc. 2003; US$ 34.95This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to conjoined twins. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to conjoined twins. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time... more...
Microcephaly - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet Referencesby James N. Parker; Philip M. Parker
ICON Group International Inc. 2004; US$ 34.95This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to microcephaly. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to microcephaly. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and... more...
Atlas of Human Prenatal Developmental Mechanicsby Jan E. DSC MD Jirasek
Informa Healthcare 2004; US$ 209.95A definitive guide to modern embryology. more...
The Official Parent's Sourcebook on Encephalocelesby ICON Health Publications
ICON Group International Inc. 2005; US$ 28.95This book has been created for parents who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells parents where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to encephaloceles (also Bifid Cranium; Cephalocele; Cranial Meningoencephalocele; Craniocele; Cranium Bifidum), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official... more...
Embryos, Genes and Birth Defectsby Patrizia Ferretti; Andrew Copp; Cheryll Tickle; Gudrun Moore
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2006; US$ 199.95The first edition of Embryos, Genes and Birth Defects , edited by the late Peter Thorogood, was a radical new book aimed at bridging the gap between the medical disciplines of embryology and dysmorphology, and recent advances in cellular, molecular and developmental biology. This new edition remains unique in its breadth and brings up to date our understanding of birth defects and of the strategies utilized to gain such knowledge. It features new chapters on human cytogenetics, mutagenesis and the eyes and ears. The book presents key topics in developmental biology and explains how they provide the foundations for understanding clinical birth defects. The first six chapters introduce concepts and strategies adopted to elucidate... more...
Mortality and Maldevelopmentby Harold Kalter
Springer 2007; US$ 139.00Congenital 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 their causes, genetic, nongenetic, and complex. To aid in unraveling the complexities of this causation, various influences... more...
Teratology in the Twentieth Centuryby H. Kalter
Elsevier 2003; US$ 185.00This 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. more...
Your Developing Baby, Conception to Birthby Peter M. Doubilet; Carol B. Benson; Roanne Weisman
McGraw-Hill 2008; US$ 18.95Experience the miracle of life-with your own eyes. Congratulations, parents-to-be! You're about to embark on a momentous journey. Even more exciting, you're the first generation of parents who-thanks to 3D and conventional ultrasound-can actually “see” your child before he or she is born. This wonderful, one-of-a-kind guide, written by two Harvard professors, takes you through every stage of your baby's development, from conception to delivery-with more than 200 images and drawings to illustrate each glorious moment. Get a guided tour of a baby's journey with: Breathtaking 3D images of babies' faces, limbs, and other features; Detailed 2D ultrasounds of developing organs and bones inside the body; Visual pointers... more...
Human Developmentby Ted Zerucha
Infobase Publishing 2003; US$ 31.95Provides an overview of human development, discussing fertilization, cell development, and cell movement. more...









