Epidemiology and Control of Neural Tube Defects - Elwood, J. Mark (Professor of Cancer Epidemiology, Hugh Adam Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Professor of Cancer Epidemiology, Hugh Adam Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Otago, New Zealand) a Little, Julian (Technical Officer, Technical Officer, Internatio

This book describes the biology, occurrence, and methods of control of the commonest congenital malformations of the nervous system: neural tube defects, spina bifida, encephalocoele, and anencephalus. It reviews the epidemiology of these conditions and discusses issues such as ascertainment, seasonal variation, ethical and legal issues.