Marital satisfaction among mothers of infants with congenital heart disease: The contribution of illness severity, attachment style, and the coping process

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 397-415

  Berant, Ety ^a   Mikulincer, Mario ^a   Florian, Victor ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0344552289     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615580031000090079     Document Type: Article

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