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Consanguinity, fecundity and post-natal mortality in Karnataka, South India
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Consanguinity, fecundity and post-natal mortality in Karnataka, South India

A.R. Devi, N.A. Rao and A.H. Bittles
Annals of Human Biology, Vol.8(5), pp.469-472
1981
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Abstract

The degree of consanguinity of the progeny, the number of live-borns and number of living children were determined in 3350 marriages in Bangalore, Karnataka. The coefficient of inbreeding (F) was 0-02308, higher than in comparable, urban populations in other South Indian states. No significant differences were found between the consanguineous and nonconsanguineous groups in numbers of live-born or living children nor was there any consanguinity-related trend with respect to these parameters.

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