Couple relationship education in Australia

Family Process

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-159

  Halford, W Kim ^a   Simons, Michele ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALIA; COUPLES THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 20444475434     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2005.00050.x     Document Type: Review

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