[Premarital examination: a rite of passage in Public Health]
In the first decades of this century, pre-nuptial examination, designed to protect descendants from risks attributed to heredity, worked as a true rite of passage in Public Health routine. An educational text concerning this issue is discussed.
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Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, 90420-041, Brasil.