Intimate relationships and the military

Living and Surviving in Harm's Way: A Psychological Treatment Handbook for Pre- and Post-Deployment of Military Personnel

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 371-394

  Lyons, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203893906     Document Type: Chapter

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