Consanguineous marriages and their effects on pregnancy outcomes in India

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 437-452

  Kuntla, Shrikant ^a   Goli, Srinivas ^b   Sekher, T V ^a   Doshi, Riddhi ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

^b Giri Institute of Development Studies   (India)

^c Parkview Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

India; Marriage; Pregnancy; Public health; Social dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879696922     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJSSP-11-2012-0103     Document Type: Article

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