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3 - “Let’s Take a Walk”: Relationship Maintenance and Health Communication in Romantic Relationships

from Part I - Interpersonal Influence in Health and Relationships

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2018

By
Tricia J. Burke
Edited by
Jennifer A. Theiss  and
Kathryn Greene
Jennifer A. Theiss
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
Kathryn Greene
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
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Contemporary Studies on Relationships, Health, and Wellness , pp. 49 - 70
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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