Relationship standards and marital satisfaction in Chinese and American couples

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-74

  Epstein, Norman B ^a   Chen, Fuguo ^b   Beyder Kamjou, Irina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

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EID: 12944335044     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2005.tb01543.x     Document Type: Review

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