"Inbreeding and its Relevance to Early and Pre-reproductive Mortality Rates in Iran, an Ecological Study"
Consanguinity has been a long-standing social habit among Iranians. The effect of consanguinity on early death (stillbirth plus infant death) and pre-reproductive mortality (death before age 15 years) was studied in an ecological study in 10 provinces of Iran (including, Boosheher, Chaharmahal-O-Bak...
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Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2003-08-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/277.pdf&manuscript_id=277 |