Effect of parental consanguinity on neonatal anthropometric measurements and preterm birth in Taif, Saudi Arabia

Consanguinity has received a great deal of attention as a potential risk factor of many adverse health outcomes. Consanguineous marriage is still widespread in the Middle East. The effect of consanguinity on anthropometric measurements of the newborns has been a controversial point in the past decad...

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Main Authors: Saied K.M. Belal, Ali K. Alzahrani, Adnan A. Alsulaimani, Amal A. Afeefy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:Translational Research in Anatomy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214854X18300116