Marital relationship change in the transition to parenthood: A reexamination as interpreted through transition theory

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 286-305

  Tomlinson, Patricia Short ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0009741983     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107484079600200305     Document Type: Article

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