Older women/younger men: A look at the implications of age difference in marriage

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 43-64

  Proulx, Nichole ^a   Caron, Sandra L ^a   Logue, Mary Ellin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age discrepant marriage; Heterogamy; Homogamy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751333694     PISSN: 15332691     EISSN: 15332683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J398v05n04_03     Document Type: Article

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