Marital satisfaction in Pakistan: A pilot investigation

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-209

  Qadir, Farah ^a   De Silva, Padmal ^a   Prince, Martin ^a   Khan, Murad ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Common Mental Disorders (CMDs); Marital satisfaction; Pakistan; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PAKISTAN; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 21044433448     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990500113260     Document Type: Article

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