Research communication consanguineous marriage and early childhood mortality in an amish settlement

Sociological Focus

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-185

  Dorsten, Linda Eberst ^a   Hotchkiss, Lawrence ^b   King, Terri M ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 85007840034     PISSN: 00380237     EISSN: 21621128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380237.1996.10570639     Document Type: Article

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