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Correlation between consanguineous marriages and age-standardized mortality rate due to breast cancer, an ecologic study

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The authors are indebted to Dr. Maryam Ansari-Lari for critical reading of the manuscript and for her contribution in discussion. This study was supported by Shiraz University.

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Saadat, M., Saadat, I. Correlation between consanguineous marriages and age-standardized mortality rate due to breast cancer, an ecologic study. Breast Cancer Res Treat 121, 795–797 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-009-0711-8

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