HEIGHT, MARRIAGE AND REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN GAMBIAN WOMEN

Research in Economic Anthropology

Volumn 23, Issue , 2004, Pages 203-224

  Sear, Rebecca ^a   Allal, Nadine ^a   Mace, Ruth ^a  

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EID: 33845191660     PISSN: 01901281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-1281(04)23008-6     Document Type: Review

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