Couple checkup: Tuning up relationships

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-142

  Olson, David H ^a,b   Larson, Peter J ^b   Olson Sigg, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Life Innovations   (United States)

Author keywords

Counseling; Couple assessment; Prepare enrich; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 72849108829     PISSN: 15332691     EISSN: 15332683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332690902813810     Document Type: Article

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