Birth Defects Encyclopedia

Susan Holder

Archives of Disease in Childhood · 1991 · 429 citations · 0 references

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Any textbook which sets out to comprehensively cover the subject of birth defects is likely to be substantial, and this book is huge!The encyclopaedia is produced by the Centre for Birth Defects Information Inc, an independent non-profit making organisation, based in America.The resulting collaboration between international experts is presented in the form of succinct articles, arranged in alphabetical order, on over 2000 birth defects and syndromes.Do not be put off by the size of this bookif you can pick it up, you will find it hard to put down.It has the same sort of appeal as