Social involvement, disclosure of sexual orientation, and the quality of lesbian relationships

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 10-19

  Beals, Kristin P ^a   Peplau, Letitia Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035536160     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-6402.00002     Document Type: Article

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