Parental consanguinity and offspring mortality: The search for possible linkage in the Indian context

Asia-Pacific Population Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-38

  Banerjee, Sushanta K ^a   Roy, T K ^b  

^a Taylor Nelson Sofres MODE   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

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EID: 2942662382     PISSN: 0259238X     EISSN: 15644278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18356/cf551e6c-en     Document Type: Article

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