Economic Impacts of Child Marriage: A Review of the Literature

Review of Faith and International Affairs

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 12-22

  Parsons, Jennifer ^a   Edmeades, Jeffrey ^a   Kes, Aslihan ^a   Petroni, Suzanne ^a   Sexton, Maggie ^a   Wodon, Quentin ^a  

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EID: 84944885378     PISSN: 15570274     EISSN: 19317743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2015.1075757     Document Type: Article

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