Socioeconomic, demographic, and geographic variables affecting the diverse degrees of consanguineous marriages in Spain

Human Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-14

  Fuster, V ^a   Colantonio, S E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Consanguineous marriage; Consanguinity degree; Demographic factors; Geographic factors; Inbreeding; Socioeconomic factors; Spain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INBREEDING; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; URBAN AREA;

EID: 2942642483     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2004.0021     Document Type: Article

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