Gay-related stress and its correlates among gay and bisexual male adolescents of predominantly Black and Hispanic background

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 136-159

  Rosario, Margaret ^b   Rotheram Borus, Mary Jane ^a   Reid, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 0030119963     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6629(199604)24:2<136::AID-JCOP5>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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