Invited program overview: Research on relationships as a prelude to action

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 571-599

  Bradbury, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal; Marital satisfaction; Marriage; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038806662     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407502195001     Document Type: Article

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