Study of youths' knowledge, behavior, and attitude towards consanguineous marriages

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 47-53

  Hasanzadeh Nazarabadi, M ^a   Rezaeetalab, G H ^b   Dastfan, F ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attitude; Consanguineous marriages; First cousin marriage; Iran; Second cousin marriage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INBREEDING; IRAN; JUVENILE; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SAMPLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33749830663     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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