"Dowry deaths" in Andhra Pradesh, India: Response of the criminal justice system

Violence Against Woman

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1085-1108

  Vindhya, U ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 0009673361     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10778010022183532     Document Type: Article

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