Is there a significant trend in prevalence of consanguineous marriage in Tehran? A review of three generations

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 82-86

  Akrami, Seyed Mohammad ^a   Montazeri, Vahideh ^b   Shomali, Somaieh Rashid ^b   Heshmat, Ramin ^c   Larijani, Bagher ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Consanguineous marriage; Generational trends; Iran

Indexed keywords

CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; TREND STUDY;

CONSANGUINITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 58849091731     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-008-9191-y     Document Type: Review

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