Consanguineous marriage in PR China: A study in rural Man (Manchu) communities

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 685-690

  Wang, W ^a   Qian, Cong ^b   Bittles, A H ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; ETHNICITY; MARRIAGE; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED;

CHINA;

EID: 0036866086     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460120157439     Document Type: Article

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