Physical and psychological aggression in at-risk young couples: Stability and change in young adulthood

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-27

  Capaldi, Deborah M ^a   Shortt, Joann Wu ^a   Crosby, Lynn ^a  

^a OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0037238943     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2003.0001     Document Type: Article

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