Midlife transition and women’s spirituality groups: A preliminary investigation

Counseling and Values

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-36

  Geertsma, Elisabeth J ^a   Cummings, Anne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 84987691761     PISSN: 01607960     EISSN: 2161007X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-007X.2004.tb00250.x     Document Type: Article

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