Preventing marital distress: What does research offer?

Preventive Approaches in Couples Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 361-390

  Kelly, Adrian B ^a   Fincham, Frank D ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 0142225689     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203777916-24     Document Type: Chapter

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