8,000 miles and still counting … reaching gay, lesbian and bisexual adolescents for research

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 127-145

  Elze, Diane E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gay; Lesbian and bisexual; Research methodology; Sampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544455094     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v15n01_09     Document Type: Article

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