Daily stress, closeness, and satisfaction in gay and lesbian couples

Personal Relationships

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 219-233

  Totenhagen, Casey J ^a   Butler, Emily A ^a   Ridley, Carl A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 84861479709     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01349.x     Document Type: Article

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