Knowledge, attitude, and experience of marriage and sexuality among newly-married women in Gujarat, India: An exploratory study

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 215-251

  Khan, M E ^a,c   Barge, Sandhya ^b   Sadhwani, Hemlata ^b   Kale, Giteshwari ^b  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

^b Centre for Operations Research and Training   (India)

^c Population Council   (India)

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EID: 22944476451     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/R2W7-W2PN-LE4V-Y8E0     Document Type: Article

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