An exploratory study of differences in views of factors affecting sexual orientation for a sample of lesbians and gay men

Psychological Reports

Volumn 94, Issue 3 II, 2004, Pages 1173-1179

  Otis, Melanie D ^a   Skinner, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 4644220668     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.94.3c.1173-1179     Document Type: Article

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