Marriage patterns in rural India: Influence of sociocultural context

The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries: Selected Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 172-199

  Jejeebhoy, Shireen J ^a   Halli, Shiva S ^b  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 84988486123     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.17226/11524     Document Type: Chapter

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