Intimacy and Sexual Satisfaction in Unmarried Couple Relationships: A Pilot Study

The Family Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-39

  Moret, Laurie B ^a   Glaser, Brian A ^a   Page, Richard C ^a   Bargeron, Ellen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0242623027     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480798061006     Document Type: Article

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