Measuring paternal discrepancy and its public health consequences

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 749-754

  Bellis, Mark A ^a   Hughes, Karen ^a   Hughes, Sara ^a   Ashton, John R ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Government Office North West ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC HEALTH;

FAMILY VIOLENCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PATERNALISM; PATERNITY TEST; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

CHILD; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; PATERNITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 23844506867     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.036517     Document Type: Review

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