Incest: Frequency, predisposing factors, and effects in a Brazilian population

Current Anthropology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 554-558

  Flores, Renato Z ^a   Mattos, Luiz E C ^a   Salzano, Francisco M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; HISTORY; INCEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

BRAZIL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; INCEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032135045     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/204772     Document Type: Article

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