Consanguineous Marriage and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities among Arab Bedouins Children of the Negev Region in Southern Israel: A Pilot Study.
Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education , Baqa Al-Gharbiyye , Israel ; Negev Regional Center for Research Development , Beer-Sheva , Israel ; KAYE Academic College of Education , Beer-Sheva , Israel.
Hassan Abu
HA
Saad
Department of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies, School of Education, Howard University , Washington, DC , USA.
Salman
S
Elbedour
Department of Psychology, Al-Quds University , Jerusalem , Israel.
Eyad
E
Hallaq
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development , Jerusalem , Israel ; Health Services, Division for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services , Jerusalem , Israel ; Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Mt Scopus Campus , Jerusalem , Israel ; Kentucky Children's Hospital, University of Kentucky College of Medicine , Lexington, KY , USA.
Joav
J
Merrick
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development , Jerusalem , Israel ; Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Mt Scopus Campus , Jerusalem , Israel.
Ariel
A
Tenenbaum
Bedouins’ health; consanguineous marriage; consanguinity; intellectual and developmental disability; mental retardation