Marital communication

The Routledge Handbook of Family Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 65-79

  Baucom, Brian R ^a   Eldridge, Kathleen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84926290900     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203848166     Document Type: Chapter

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