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Factors influencing the quality of intimate relationships six months after delivery—First-time parents' own views and coping strategies

Tone Ahlborg Nordic School of Public Health, Box 121 33, SE-402 42, Göteborg, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Margaretha Strandmark Division for Social Sciences, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karlstad University, SE-651 88, Karlstad, Sweden
Pages 163-172 | Received 15 Mar 2005, Accepted 08 Nov 2005, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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