Fertility and pregnancy : an epidemiologic perspective /
Wilcox, Allen J.
Fertility and pregnancy : an epidemiologic perspective / Allen J. Wilcox. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xii, 324 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The creative biology of human reproduction -- On getting pregnant -- How humans control their fertility -- Infections and reproduction -- The genetics of reproduction -- Evolutionary biology and eugenics -- Heterogeneity of risk -- Reproductive epidemiology : themes and variations -- Fertility and fecundability -- Early pregnancy loss -- Miscarriage -- Stillbirth and infant mortality -- Twins and more -- Gestational age and preterm delivery -- Birth weight and fetal growth -- Birth defects -- Sex ratio -- Maternal mortality and morbidity -- Preeclampsia -- Fetal exposures and adult disease -- Unanswered questions in reproductive epidemiology.
"Fertility and Pregnancy: An Epidemiologic Perspective offers an overview of human reproduction - how it works, and what causes it to go wrong. Weaving together history, biology, obstetrics, pediatrics, demography, infectious diseases, molecular genetics, and evolutionary biology, Allen Wilcox brings a fresh coherence to the epidemiologic study of reproduction and pregnancy. Along the way, he provides entertaining anecdotes, superb graphs, odd tidbits, and occasional humor that bring the topic to life"--Provided by publisher.
9780199711444 0199711445
9786612543647
254364 MIL
2009025396
101508645 DNLM
Human reproduction.
Reproductive health.
Infertility--Epidemiology.
Pregnancy--Complications--Epidemiology.
Fertility.
Fertility
Pregnancy Complications--epidemiology
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena
Reproduction
Reproductive Medicine
Reproduction humaine.
Santé de la reproduction.
Infertilité--Épidémiologie.
Fécondité.
MEDICAL--Reproductive Medicine & Technology.
Fertility
Human reproduction
Pregnancy--Complications--Epidemiology
Reproductive health
Fertilitet.
Människan--fortplantning.
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
QP252 / .W55 2010eb
612.6
2010 C-824 WP 565 / W667f 2010
Fertility and pregnancy : an epidemiologic perspective / Allen J. Wilcox. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xii, 324 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The creative biology of human reproduction -- On getting pregnant -- How humans control their fertility -- Infections and reproduction -- The genetics of reproduction -- Evolutionary biology and eugenics -- Heterogeneity of risk -- Reproductive epidemiology : themes and variations -- Fertility and fecundability -- Early pregnancy loss -- Miscarriage -- Stillbirth and infant mortality -- Twins and more -- Gestational age and preterm delivery -- Birth weight and fetal growth -- Birth defects -- Sex ratio -- Maternal mortality and morbidity -- Preeclampsia -- Fetal exposures and adult disease -- Unanswered questions in reproductive epidemiology.
"Fertility and Pregnancy: An Epidemiologic Perspective offers an overview of human reproduction - how it works, and what causes it to go wrong. Weaving together history, biology, obstetrics, pediatrics, demography, infectious diseases, molecular genetics, and evolutionary biology, Allen Wilcox brings a fresh coherence to the epidemiologic study of reproduction and pregnancy. Along the way, he provides entertaining anecdotes, superb graphs, odd tidbits, and occasional humor that bring the topic to life"--Provided by publisher.
9780199711444 0199711445
9786612543647
254364 MIL
2009025396
101508645 DNLM
Human reproduction.
Reproductive health.
Infertility--Epidemiology.
Pregnancy--Complications--Epidemiology.
Fertility.
Fertility
Pregnancy Complications--epidemiology
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena
Reproduction
Reproductive Medicine
Reproduction humaine.
Santé de la reproduction.
Infertilité--Épidémiologie.
Fécondité.
MEDICAL--Reproductive Medicine & Technology.
Fertility
Human reproduction
Pregnancy--Complications--Epidemiology
Reproductive health
Fertilitet.
Människan--fortplantning.
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
QP252 / .W55 2010eb
612.6
2010 C-824 WP 565 / W667f 2010