Congenital Diseases and the Environment

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nicolopoulou-Stamati, P. (Editor), Hens, L. (Editor), Howard, C.V (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: Environmental Science and Technology Library, 23
• Subjects: Environment.; Obstetrics.; Maternal and child health services.; Reproductive medicine.; Environmental health.; Environmental Health.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.; Maternal and Child Health.; Reproductive Medicine.

In recent years, increasing attention and resources have been brought to bear on the relationship between the environment and congenital diseases. These diseases were previously thought to be mostly due to genetic causes. Even though the importance of genes as factors in causation is accepted, envir...