The impact of the within my reach relationship training on relationship skills and outcomes for low-income individuals

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 346-357

  Antle, Becky ^a   Sar, Bibhuti ^a   Christensen, Dana ^a   Ellers, Fran ^a   Barbee, Anita ^a   Van Zyl, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CURRICULUM; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POVERTY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; POVERTY; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 84880427560     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: 17520606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2012.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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