Timing of first birth in India

Genus

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-101

  Dommaraju, Premchand ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 78651086155     PISSN: 00166987     EISSN: 20355556     Source Type: Journal    
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