Young women’s experiences of forced sex within marriage: Evidence from India

Sex without consent: Young people in developing countries

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 59-73

  Santhya, K G ^a   Jejeebhoy, Shireen J ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

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