Relationships between sexual orientation and coping styles of gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents from a community high school

Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 77-82

  Lock, James ^a   Steiner, Hans ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Gay; Health; Lesbian; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HIGH SCHOOL; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; STRESS;

EID: 0033458899     PISSN: 10907173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022235910749     Document Type: Article

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