Marriage type and relative spousal power in Ghana: Changing effects of monogamy during early fertility decline

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  DeRose, Laurie F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GHANA; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MONOGAMY;

EID: 33947101566     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.38.1.125     Document Type: Article

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