The impact of consanguinity on neonatal and infant health

Early Human Development

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 737-741

  Bittles, A H ^a,b   Black, M L ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consanguinity; Morbidity; Neonatal and infant mortality; Reproductive behaviour; UK migrants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHILD HEALTH; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONSANGUINITY; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CONSANGUINITY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FETAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; MALE; MARRIAGE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 78049253425     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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