DOWRY, 'DOWRY AUTONOMY' AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AMONG YOUNG MARRIED WOMEN IN INDIA

Saseendran Pallikadavath1, Tamsin Bradley2

  • 1*Portsmouth-Brawijaya Centre for Global Health,Population and Policy,University of Portsmouth,UK, andUniversity of Brawijaya,Malang,Indonesia.

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