Frequency of consanguineous marriages in Japan: Geographical variations
โ Scribed by Yoko Imaizumi; Nobuo Shinozaki
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 229 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-232X
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