Problematic alcohol use and marital distress: An interdependence theory perspective

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 294-312

  Rodriguez, Lindsey M ^a   Neighbors, Clayton ^a   Knee, C Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; APIM; concordance; marriage; problem drinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905459492     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359.2013.841890     Document Type: Review

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