Marriage and divorce trends for graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy

Military Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-75

  McCone, David ^a   O'Donnell, Kathy ^a  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

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EID: 33845328060     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327876mp1801_4     Document Type: Article

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