The risks of pregnancy and the consequences among young unmarried women working in a Free Trade Zone in Sri Lanka

Asia-Pacific Population Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 125-140

  Hettiarachchy, Tilak ^a   Schensul, Stephen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 30544448138     PISSN: 0259238X     EISSN: 15644278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18356/ed873d2a-en     Document Type: Article

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