The role of environmental hazards in premature birth /

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Each year in the United States approximately 440,000 babies are born premature. These infants are at greater risk of death, and are more likely to suffer lifelong medical complications than full-term infants. Clinicians and researchers have made vast improvements in treating preterm birth; however,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Other Authors: Mattison, Donald R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Premature infants > Congresses.
Premature infants > Environmental aspects > Congresses.
Environmental health > Congresses.
Premature labor.
Obstetric Labor, Premature
Environmental Exposure
Hazardous Substances
Prématurés > Congrès.
Prématurés > Aspect de l'environnement > Congrès.
Accouchement prématuré.
Exposition (Toxicologie)
MEDICAL > Perinatology & Neonatology.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Pediatric & Neonatal.
Premature labor
Environmental health
Premature infants
Frühgeburt
Umweltfaktor
Kurs
environmental hazards
premature birth
environmental health sciences
Electronic book.
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preterm birth and its consequences
  • Labor and delivery
  • Preterm birth: brief summary of biological pathways
  • Preterm birth: gene-environment interactions
  • Preterm birth: social implications
  • Future directions
  • Abstracts.

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