What About the "B" in LGB: Are Bisexual Women's Mental Health Issues Same or Different?

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-51

  Volpp, Serena Yuan ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Gay; Lesbian; Mental health; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949378504     PISSN: 19359705     EISSN: 19359713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19359700903416016     Document Type: Article

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