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Making Sense of Marriage: Gender and the Transition to Adulthood in Nairobi, Kenya
dc.contributor.authorPike, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorMojola, Sanyu A.
dc.contributor.authorKabiru, Caroline W.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-04T20:08:49Z
dc.date.available2019-12-02T14:55:09Zen
dc.date.issued2018-10
dc.identifier.citationPike, Isabel; Mojola, Sanyu A.; Kabiru, Caroline W. (2018). "Making Sense of Marriage: Gender and the Transition to Adulthood in Nairobi, Kenya." Journal of Marriage and Family 80(5): 1298-1313.
dc.identifier.issn0022-2445
dc.identifier.issn1741-3737
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/145542
dc.publisherWiley Subscription Services, Inc.
dc.subject.othercohabitation
dc.subject.othermarriage
dc.subject.otheryoung adulthood
dc.subject.otherinternational
dc.subject.othergender
dc.subject.othereconomic well‐being
dc.titleMaking Sense of Marriage: Gender and the Transition to Adulthood in Nairobi, Kenya
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelFamily Medicine and Specialties
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychiatry
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jomf.12525
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Marriage and Family
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