Consanguinity Associated with Child and Adult Mortality in 24 Asian and African Countries, an Ecological Study
Background: Although numerous studies have found deleterious effects of inbreeding on childhood and pre-reproductive mortality, one question remains inadequately addressed: Dose inbreeding lead to increased childhood mortality rates in countries with high level of consanguinity? Methods: To evaluat...
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Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2007-03-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2131 |
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