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Nga, J.L.H., Jinideh, D.D.J. (2020). Child Marriage and Resistance Movements. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_69-1
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