Romantic relationships and the physical and mental health of college students

Personal Relationships

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Braithwaite, Scott R ^a   Delevi, Raquel ^a   Fincham, Frank D ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77951006149     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01248.x     Document Type: Article

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