The Role of Environmental Hazards in Premature Birth: Workshop Summary

by Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences Research and Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine, et al.

Each year in the United States approximately 440,000 babies are born premature. These infants are at greater risk of death, and are more likely to suffer lifelong medical complications than full-term infants. Clinicians and researchers have made vast improvements in treating preterm birth; however, little success has been attained in understanding and preventing preterm birth. Understanding the complexity of interactions underlying preterm birth will...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309090652
• ISBN13: 9780309090650
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"