Marriage in transition: Evidence on age, education, and assets from six developing countries

The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries: Selected Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 200-269

  Quisumbing, Agnes R ^a   Hallman, Kelly ^b  

^a Food Security Research Program   (United States)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

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EID: 84988472821     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.17226/11524     Document Type: Chapter

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