Open AccessConsanguinity and recurrence risk of stillbirth and infant death.
Author(s) -
Camilla Stoltenberg,
Per Magnus,
Anders Skrondal,
Rolv Terje Lie
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.89.4.517
Subject(s) - medicine , consanguinity , infant mortality , demography , pediatrics , fetal death , obstetrics , pregnancy , environmental health , fetus , biology , genetics , population , sociology
The aim of this study was to estimate the recurrence risk for stillbirth and infant death and compare results for offspring of first-cousin parents with results for offspring of unrelated parents.