Religious affiliation and sexual initiation among Ghanaian women

Review of Religious Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 328-343

  Addai, Isaac ^a  

^a Lansing Community College   (United States)

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EID: 0013224019     PISSN: 0034673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3512033     Document Type: Article

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