Divorce and health: Good data in need of better theory

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue , 2017, Pages 91-95

  Sbarra, David A ^a   Coan, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84971659901     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.05.014     Document Type: Review

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