Health consequences of child marriage in Africa

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1644-1649

  Nour, Nawal M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CANCER RISK; CHILDBIRTH; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION RISK; LAW; MALARIA; MARRIAGE; MATURITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PROGENY; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED NATIONS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA DISEASE;

EID: 33750550277     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1211.060510     Document Type: Review

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