Coming out to families in a multicultural context

Families in Society

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 32-41

  Merighi, Joseph R ^a   Grimes, Marty D ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b S Clara Valley HIV/AIDS P   (United States)

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EID: 0034344851     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.1090     Document Type: Article

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