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Odd and Even Day Ritual in Couple and Family Therapy

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Seedall, R.B., Hansen, M.F. (2017). Odd and Even Day Ritual in Couple and Family Therapy. In: Lebow, J., Chambers, A., Breunlin, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_319-1

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