The prevalence and correlates of consanguineous marriages in Yemen: Similarities and contrasts with other Arab countries

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-13

  Jurdi, Rozzet ^a   Saxena, Prem C ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; YEMEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARABS; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YEMEN;

EID: 0037228659     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932003000014     Document Type: Article

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