Consanguineous marriage and reproductive risk: Attitudes and understanding of ethnic groups practising consanguinity in Western society

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 452-457

  Teeuw, Marieke E ^a   Loukili, Ghariba ^a   Bartels, Edien A C ^b   Ten Kate, Leo P ^a   Cornel, Martina C ^a   Henneman, Lidewij ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitude; Consanguinity; Ethnic groups; Genetic risk; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONSANGUINITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MALE; MOROCCO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; SOCIETY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CONSANGUINITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896542222     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2013.167     Document Type: Article

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