Supporting military parent and child adjustment to deployments and separations with filial therapy

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 179-192

  Chawla, Neelu ^a   Solinas Saunders, Monica ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE   (United States)

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EID: 79957859155     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: 15210383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926187.2010.531647     Document Type: Article

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