Reducing Situational Violence in Low-Income Couples by Fostering Healthy Relationships

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 187-198

  Cleary Bradley, Renay P ^a   Gottman, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Relationship Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

COUPLES THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; POVERTY; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 84863778234     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: 17520606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2012.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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