Conjoined Twins - Developmental Malformations and Clinical Implications

"An extraordinary achievement... Accessible to any practitioner who encounters a set of conjoined twins." -- "Human Genetics"
"It is the sheer volume of detail and the most complete reference material on this subject ever compiled that make this work definitive and will mark it as the single best reference source on conjoined twins for the foreseeable future." -- "Doody's Book Review Service"

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About the author

Rowena Spencer, M.D., is a retired pediatric surgeon who devoted much of her professional career to surgical embryology.

Summary

Including line illustrations and photographs, this encyclopedic book about a complex subject will be a valuable reference for the many professionals who evaluate, treat, and study conjoined twins.

Product details

• Authors: Rowena Spencer
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.05.2003
• EAN: 9780801870705
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-7070-5
• No. of pages: 496
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics, MEDICAL / Genetics, MEDICAL / Reproductive Medicine & Technology, Gynaecology and obstetrics, Gynaecology & obstetrics, Medical Genetics, Human reproduction, growth & development, Human reproduction, growth and development