Sampling Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Populations

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-31

  Meyer, Ilan H ^a   Wilson, Patrick A ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

gay; lesbian; methodology; sampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849135400     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014587     Document Type: Article

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