The politics of sexual orientation issues in American Schools

Journal of School Health

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 93-97

  Rienzo, Barbara A ^a   Button, James W ^a   Sheu, Jiunn Jye ^a   Li, Ying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; POLITICS; SCHOOL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; POLITICS; SCHOOLS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645133201     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00075.x     Document Type: Article

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