Endogamy and consanguineous marriage in Arab populations

Genetic Disorders Among Arab Populations

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 85-108

  Bittles, Alan H ^a   Hamamy, Hanan A ^b,c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c Mustansirya Medical College   (Iraq)

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EID: 79959296235     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-05080-0_4     Document Type: Chapter

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