Understanding and altering the longitudinal course of marriage

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 862-879

  Bradbury, Thomas N ^a   Karney, Benjamin R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Interaction; Longitudinal; Marriage; Prevention; Stress; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 9544250365     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00059.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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