Postnatal adjustment of Chinese parents: A two-wave panel study in Taiwan

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 371-384

  Lu, Luo ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

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EID: 33748525179     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590500345328     Document Type: Article

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