Postpartum partner support, demand-withdraw communication, and maternal stress

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 362-369

  Thorp, Steven R ^a,b,c   Krause, Elizabeth D ^a,d   Cukrowicz, Kelly C ^a,b   Lynch, Thomas R ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 10244235368     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2004.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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