Building on the indigenous: Theory and method of marriage therapy in contemporary Eastern and Western Africa

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 347-359

  Nwoye, Augustine ^a  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

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EID: 0034344402     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6427.00157     Document Type: Article

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