Predictors of substance use and mental health of children of divorce

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 147-166

  Short, Jerome L ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85008770461     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v29n01_08     Document Type: Article

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