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Polygyny and women's health in sub-Saharan Africa

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ID21079756
AuthorsRiley Bove (0000-0002-2034-8800, Harvard University, corresponding author), Claudia Valeggia (0000-0003-3589-6890, University of Pennsylvania)
Year2009
Volume68
Issue1
Pages21-29
Publication date2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.045
PMID18952335
OpenAlexW1982149446
LanguageEN
Citations received63
References cited83

Condom · Context (archaeology) · Family medicine · Geography · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Mental health · Polygyny · Population · Psychiatry · Reproductive health · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

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