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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Published inCadernos de saúde pública Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 527 - 530
Main Author Scliar, M
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Brazil 01.07.1997
Subjects
Brazil
Eugenics
Genetics
Marriage
Public Health
Rites of Passage
Tests
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Summary: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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