Friends' sexual orientation, relational quality, and mental health among gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth

Personal Relationships

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 659-670

  Ueno, Koji ^a   Gayman, Mathew D ^b   Wright, Eric R ^c   Quantz, Steven D ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 71949114994     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2009.01245.x     Document Type: Article

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