Study of the impact of consanguinity on abortion and mortality in the population of Beni Abbes (southwestern Algeria)

Abstract Background Despite the numerous studies confirming the involvement of consanguinity in health problems, some populations around the world continue to practice this marital behavior. Algeria, like many Arab-Muslim countries, has very high consanguinity rates that require studies to measure t...

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Main Authors: Said Bachir, Ammaria Aouar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-08-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43042-019-0004-7