Men's and women's migration in coastal ghana: An event history analysis

Demographic Research

Volumn 22, Issue , 2010, Pages 771-812

  Reed, Holly E ^a   Andrzejewski, Catherine S ^b   White, Michael J ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Principia International   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955036820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.22.25     Document Type: Article

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