Examining remarriage: A look at issues affecting remarried couples and the implications towards therapeutic techniques

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 91-104

  Dupuis, Sara B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blended family; Remarriage; Remarried couples; Therapeutic interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049187640     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v48n01_05     Document Type: Article

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