Dyadic adaptation to chronic illness: The importance of considering context in understanding couples’ resilience

Couple Resilience: Emerging Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 83-106

  Gamarel, Kristi E ^a   Revenson, Tracey A ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Couples; Dyadic coping; Gay men; HIV; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942906984     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9909-6_5     Document Type: Chapter

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