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Teratology

Spectrum of a Science

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Issues and Reviews in Teratology

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Teratology, the science of congenital malformations, means different things to different people. It is a descriptive science to some, an explanatory science to others. Natural philosophers, anatomists, pathologists, obstetricians, pediatricians, surgeons, geneticists, epidemiologists, and public health scientists are working on teratologic problems.

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  1. Mental Retardation Research Center, Children’s Hospital Research Foundation, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, USA

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Warkany, J. (1983). Teratology. In: Kalter, H. (eds) Issues and Reviews in Teratology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7311-1_2

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