Open AccessConsanguineous Marriages and Their Effects on Common Adult Diseases: Studies from an Endogamous Population
Author(s) -
Abdülbari Bener,
Rafat Hussain,
Ahmad S. Teebi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000102147
Subject(s) - consanguinity , medicine , demography , inbreeding , spouse , population , endogamy , confidence interval , pediatrics , environmental health , sociology , anthropology
The aim of the study was to determine the extent and nature of consanguinity in the Qatari population and its effects on common adult diseases.
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