Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of consanguineous marriages in Turkey

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 137-148

  Koc, Ismet ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL LIFE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSANGUINITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 36349031122     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002193200700226X     Document Type: Article

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