The Association of Disease Severity, Functional Status, and Medical Utilization with Relationship Satisfaction among Asthma Patients and Their Partners

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 373-382

  Schmaling, Karen B ^a   Afari, Niloofar ^a   Barnhart, Scott ^b   Buchwald, Dedra S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Couples; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000001127     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026201401705     Document Type: Article

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