Prevention of marital distress: Results of a German prospective longitudinal study

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 543-556

  Hahlweg, Kurt ^a   Markman, Howard J ^c   Thurmaier, Franz ^b   Engl, Jochen ^b   Eckert, Volker ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b Inst fur Kommunikationstherapie   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 0032270091     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.12.4.543     Document Type: Article

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