Polygyny and HIV in Malawi

Demographic Research

Volumn 19, Issue , 2008, Pages 1811-1830

  Reniers, Georges ^a,b   Tfaily, Rania ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 54449096943     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.53     Document Type: Review

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