Recruitment of Engaged Couples for Premarital Counseling: An Empirical Examination of the Importance of Program Characteristics and Topics to Potential Participants

The Family Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 388-397

  Sullivan, Kieran T ^a,b   Anderson, Carmen ^a,b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84998010778     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106648002236757     Document Type: Article

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