Consanguineous marriage in Jordan

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 769-775

  Khoury, S A ^a   Massad, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

consanguinity; Jordan; marriage

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INBREEDING; INTERVIEW; JORDAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0026720320     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320430502     Document Type: Article

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