Going Nuclear? Family Structure and Young Women's Health in India, 1992-2006

Demography

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 853-880

  Allendorf, Keera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Extended families; Family change; Family structure; Health; India

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877625158     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-012-0173-1     Document Type: Article

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