Changes in prevalence of girl child marriage in South Asia

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 2027-2029

  Raj, Anita ^a   McDougal, Lotus ^b   Rusch, Melanie L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BANGLADESH; DEMOGRAPHY; GIRL CHILD MARRIAGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE SIZE; SOUTH ASIA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84861088363     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.3497     Document Type: Letter

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