Differences between partners from heterosexual, gay, and lesbian cohabiting couples

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 509-528

  Kurdek, Lawrence A ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabiting couples; Gay couples; Lesbian couples

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645707831     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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