Remarital issues in couple therapy

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 125-139

  Michaels, Marcia L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

couple therapy; Remarriage; stepfamily

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548613421     PISSN: 15332691     EISSN: 15332683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J398v06n01_11     Document Type: Article

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