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Social Support and Marital Adjustment After Breast Cancer

Rosemary R. Lichtman Assistant Research Psychologist, Department of Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and a Psychologist in Private Practice, Tarzana, CA, 91356
, PhD,
Shelley E. Taylor Professor, Psychology, UCLA
, PhD &
Joanne V. Wood Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, State University of New York, Stony Brook
, PhD
Pages 47-74 | Published online: 18 Oct 2008

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