A dyadic exploration of attachment and caregiving in long-term couples

Personal Relationships

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 437-453

  Millings, Abigail ^a   Walsh, Judi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70349480771     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2009.01232.x     Document Type: Article

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