Effects of a formal training programme on consanguineous marriages on high school students' knowledge and attitudes: An interventional study from turkey

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-176

  Kisioglu, Ahmet Nesimi ^a   Ormeci, Ahmet Rifat ^a   Uskun, Ersin ^a   Ozturk, Mustafa ^a   Ongel, Kurtulus ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; TEACHING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TURKEY;

EID: 77951234306     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932009990472     Document Type: Article

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