Consanguineous marriage in an urban area of Saudi Arabia: Rates and adverse health effects on the offspring

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-83

  Al Abdulkareem, Abdulkareem A ^a   Ballal, Seifeddin G ^b  

^a Directorate of Health Affairs ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

^b IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; FETUS OUTCOME; FETUS WASTAGE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SAUDI ARABIA; STILLBIRTH;

ABNORMALITIES; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; BIRTH WEIGHT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CONSANGUINITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031905960     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018727005707     Document Type: Article

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