Consanguinity in Kahramanmaras city, Turkey, and its medical impact

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1991-1994

  Donbak, Lale ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INBREEDING; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ABNORMALITIES; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSANGUINITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STATISTICS; TURKEY;

EID: 13844297866     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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