The frequency of consanguineous marriage in Eastern Turkey

Genetic Counseling

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-214

  Akbayram, S ^a   Sari, N ^b   Akgun C ^a   Dogan M ^a   Tuncer, O ^a   Caksen H ^a   Öner, Ahmet Faik ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Akademi Medical Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Consanguineous marriage; Frequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEWBORN DEATH; PREVALENCE; RACE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; CONSANGUINITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STILLBIRTH; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350148068     PISSN: 10158146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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