Marriage Instability among the Kanuri of Northern Nigeria
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Sociocultural factors influencing decision-making related to fertility among the Kanuri tribe of north-eastern Nigeria
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عنوان ژورنال: American Anthropologist
سال: 1961
ISSN: 0002-7294,1548-1433
DOI: 10.1525/aa.1961.63.6.02a00050