Using the Dyadic Adjustment Scale in Marital Therapy: An Exploratory Study

The Family Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 250-257

  Prouty, Anne M ^a,b,c   Markowski, Edward Mel ^a,b,c   Barnes, Howard L ^a,b,c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 84997907680     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480700083006     Document Type: Article

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