Assessment of couples and families: An introduction and overview

Assessment of Couples and Families: Contemporary and Cutting-Edge Strategies

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1-9

  Sperry, Len ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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EID: 84906137674     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203308271     Document Type: Chapter

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