What Works to Prevent Child Marriage: A Review of the Evidence

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 287-303

  Lee Rife, Susan ^a   Malhotra, Anju ^b   Warner, Ann ^a   Glinski, Allison Mcgonagle ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN   (United States)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MARRIAGE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SOCIAL POLICY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WELFARE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MARRIAGE; POLICY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; POLICY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84871090487     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2012.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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