A meta-analytic review of treatment of homosexuality

Psychological Reports

Volumn 90, Issue 3 PART 2, 2002, Pages 1139-1152

  Byrd, A Dean ^b   Nicolosi, Joseph ^a  

^a Natl Assoc Res Ther H   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 0036595857     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003329410209000316.2     Document Type: Review

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