Socio-economic characteristics of Ghanaian women in polygynous marriages

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-88

  Klomegah, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0030835406     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.28.1.73     Document Type: Review

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