Timing of the transition to motherhood and union quality: The moderator role of union length

Personal Relationships

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-80

  Bouchard, Geneviève ^a   Lachance Grzela, Mylène ^a   Goguen, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

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EID: 39749171409     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2007.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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