Resilience of older immigrant couples

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-38

  Cheung, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immigrant couples; Immigration; Integration; Long term marital satisfaction; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749307901     PISSN: 15332691     EISSN: 15332683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332690802129697     Document Type: Article

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