Don't forget the "b": Considering bisexual students and their specific health needs

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 557-560

  Oswalt, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

BISEXUALITY; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 65349148533     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.57.5.557-560     Document Type: Article

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