Dating and sex among emerging adults in Nepal

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 675-700

  Regmi, Pramod R ^a   van Teijlingen, Edwin R ^b   Simkhada, Padam ^c   Acharya, Dev R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

culture; dating; developing countries; emerging adults; sexual health; social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053591141     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: 15526895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558410384735     Document Type: Article

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