Consanguinity: Still a challenge

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-5

  Sathyanarayana Rao, T S ^a   Asha, M R ^b   Sambamurthy, K ^c   Jagannatha Rao, K S ^d  

^a JSS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Reiki Practitioner and Freelance Writer 788/160   (India)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD DEATH; CIVILIZATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONSANGUINITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH PROGRAM; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; INFANT MORTALITY; MENTAL DISEASE; POLLEN; POPULATION; PROGENY; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 77953425608     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.44897     Document Type: Editorial

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