Correlates of change in marital relationships under stress: The case of childhood cancer

Families in Society

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 112-120

  Lavee, Yoav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 15844413965     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.1883     Document Type: Article

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