Consanguinity and child mortality: the risk faced by families

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 275-283

  Shah, Gulzar H ^a   Toney, Michael B ^b   Pitcher, Brian L ^c  

^a UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILDHOOD SURVIVAL; CONSANGUINITY; MARRIAGE BEHAVIOUR; PAKISTAN DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY (1991);

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0031682247     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005922704585     Document Type: Article

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