Faulty genes: Consanguinity in the Pakistani community

Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 43-51

  Ali, Nasreen ^a   Mclean, Carl ^b   Rehman, Hamid ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ICM Research   (United Kingdom)

^c Ethnos Research and Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consanguinity; Cousin marriage; Culture; Ethnic minorities; Health; Healthcare services; Medical conditions; Personal health; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870232980     PISSN: 17570980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17570981211286787     Document Type: Article

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