Primary trauma of female partners in a military sample: Individual symptoms and relationship satisfaction

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 336-346

  Stacy, Hamilton ^a   Nelson Goff, Briana S ^b   Crow, JANET R ^b   Reisbig, A M J ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 70449393172     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: 15210383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926180802529965     Document Type: Article

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