Lazos que Atan: The Influence of Normative Gender Beliefs on Sexual Risk Behaviors of Latino Men and Women

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2969-2994

  Fernandez Esquer, Maria Eugenia ^a   Diamond, Pamela ^b   Atkinson, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 78650210786     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00689.x     Document Type: Article

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