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Original Article

Inbreeding effects on fertility and sterility: a case-control study in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (Québec, Canada) based on a population registry 1838–1971

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Pages 545-555 | Received 28 Aug 1992, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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