Marital quality of African American and white partners in interracial couples

Personal Relationships

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 559-574

  Leslie, Leigh A ^a   Letiecq, Bethany L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 10444254695     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2004.00098.x     Document Type: Review

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