CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES AMONG IRANIAN MANDAEANS LIVING IN SOUTH-WEST IRAN
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Comparison of the frequency of dentoalveolar deformities in consanguineous marriages and non-consanguineous marriages in Kerman, Iran
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biosocial Science
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0021-9320,1469-7599
DOI: 10.1017/s0021932017000207