Consanguinity among the Saudi Arabian population

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1995, Pages 623-626

  El Hazmi, Mohsen A F ^a   Al Swailem, A R ^b   Warsy, A S ^c   Al Swailem, A M ^b   Sulaimani, R ^a   Al Meshari, A A ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INBREEDING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0029115297     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.32.8.623     Document Type: Article

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