Sexual communication in relationships: When words speak louder than actions

Sex Roles

Volumn 42, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 523-549

  Quina, Kathryn ^a   Harlow, Lisa L ^a   Morokoff, Patricia J ^a   Burkholder, Gary ^a   Deiter, Pamela J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0034164826     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007043205155     Document Type: Article

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