Solution-focused premarital counseling: Helping couples build a vision for their marriage

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 349-358

  Murray, Christine E ^a,b   Murray Jr , Thomas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

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EID: 3142618005     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2004.tb01245.x     Document Type: Review

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