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Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and Physical Health in Couples and Families

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  1. Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, Canada

    Paul S. Greenman

  2. Institut du Savior Montfort, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Paul S. Greenman

  3. Ottawa Couple and Family Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Paul S. Greenman

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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois, USA

    Jay Lebow

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois, USA

    Anthony Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois, USA

    Douglas C. Breunlin

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  1. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

    Kelley Quirk

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Adam R. Fisher

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Greenman, P.S. (2018). Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and Physical Health in Couples and Families. 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_899-1

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