Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Page 530 , June 2005

Awareness about problems associated with consanguineous marriages: Survey among Israeli Arab adolescents

  • Lutfi Jaber, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Bridge to Peace Community Pediatric Center, Taibe, Israel
    • Unit of Community Pediatrics, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Lutfi Jaber, Professor of Pediatrics, Director, The Bridge to Peace Community Pediatric Center, Box 27, Taibe 40400, Israel.
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  • Orli Romano, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Israel Center for Disease Control, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    • ,
  • Gabrielle J. Halpern, M.B.Ch.B.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva, Israel
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  • Irit Livne, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Education, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Manfred Green, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Israel Center for Disease Control, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    • ,
  • Tamy Shohat, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Israel Center for Disease Control, Tel Hashomer, Israel

,Accepted 4 August 2004.

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PII: S1054-139X(04)00197-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.08.003

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Page 530 , June 2005

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