Consanguinity associated with child and adult mortality in 24 Asian and African countries, an ecological study

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-39

  Saadat, M ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Africa; Asia; Consanguinity; Ecological study; GDP; Mortality rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947547069     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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