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Stein, Zena A. was born on July 7, 1922 in Durban, South Africa.
(This book provides the first systematic and in-depth epid...)
This book provides the first systematic and in-depth epidemiological treatment of prenatal development, from fertilization to birth. It lays the groundwork for causal thinking about prenatal development by discussing criteria for evaluating observed associations between teratogens and developmental outcomes. The authors map development epidemiologically, dealing with the probabilities of conception and early loss, the relation between miscarriage and chromosome abnormalities, and the questions of recurrence and environmental influences on pregnancy loss. The discussion of fetal growth distinguishes between preterm delivery, retarded growth, and immaturity. Indices for measuring growth are analyzed. The predominant maternal and environmental influences on prenatal growth and birth weight are reconciled with the genetic contribution to postnatal growth. Finally, the book examines the major issues of maternal age and parity, and addresses the public health challenge of monitoring and surveillance. As a unique synthesis of epidemiological knowledge, this volume perfectly complements the more well-known work being done in prenatal development in the fields of biology, physiology, and genetics.
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Stein, Zena A. was born on July 7, 1922 in Durban, South Africa.
Bachelor in History, University Capetown, 1941. Master of Arts in History with honors, University Capetown, 1942. Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, University Witwatersrand, 1950.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Witwatersrand, 1993.
Medical officer Alexandra Health Center & University Clinic, Johannesburg, 1952—1955. Registrar psychiatry Shenley Mental Hospital, England, 1956. Research associate Department Social & Preventive Medicine University Manchester, 1959—1962, senior research fellow Mental Health Research Fund, Department Social & Preventive Medicine, 1959—1962, research fellow, Medical Research Council, Department Social & Preventive Medicine, 1962—1965.
Research associate Association for Aid Crippled Children, New York City, 1965—1966. Associate professor epidemiology Columbia University School Public Health, 1966—1973, professor public health epidemiology, 1973—1992, professor public health epidemiology, Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, since 1977, associate director research and academy affairs, since 1986. Director epidemiology of brain disorders research department New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1968—1998, co-director Human Immunodeficiency Virus Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, since 1987.
Co-director Human Immunodeficiency Virus Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia University, since 1987, professor psychiatry department psychiatry, 1991—1992, acting chair division epidemiology, school public health, 1993—1995, professor emerita department epidemiology & psychiatry, school public health, since 1993. Consultant Pan American Health Organization, 1972, World Health Organization, 1978, 83, 86, 91, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, South African Medical Research Council, 1992-1993, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1993-1994. Visiting professor University Sydney, 1975, National Institute Mental Health, Lima, Peru, 1988, Institute Sukperiore de Sanita, Rome, 1989.
Honorary professor National School Public Health, Madrid, Spain, 1999. Co-director Africa Center Population Studies & Reproductive Health, Mtubatuba, South Africa, 1999. Speaker in field. Lieutenant South African Defense Force, 1943-1945.
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Member of National Academy of Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health (member study sections), Joint Commission International Aspects Mental Retardation, American Society Human Genetics, American Epidemiological Society, Society Study of Social Biology, Society Life History Research Psychiatric Epidemiology, International Epidemiological Association, Society Epidemiologic Research, American Public Health Association (Wade Hampton Frost award & lecture 1992, John Snow award 1999), American Association Mental Deficiency, Institute Medicine (senior member 1998), National Institute Child Health & Human Development, National Institute Occupational Safety & Health, National Institute Environmental Health Sciences.
Married; 3 children.