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Original Article

Domestic work division and satisfaction in cohabiting adults: Associations with life satisfaction and self-rated health

Petra WagmanSchool of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Maria NordinDepartment of Psychology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; ;Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden;
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Lars AlfredssonCenter of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden; ;Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;
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Peter J. M. WesterholmDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Eleonor I. FranssonSchool of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden; ;Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;
Pages 24-31 | Received 12 Apr 2016, Accepted 22 Jul 2016, Published online: 15 Aug 2016

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