Whose illness is it anyway? On facing illness as a couple

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 119-133

  Altschuler, Jenny ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active avoidant; Couples; Gender; Illness; Intimacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921320333     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: 14676427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6427.12043     Document Type: Article

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