The right comparisons in testing the minority stress hypothesis: Comment on Savin-Williams, Cohen, Joyner, and Rieger (2010)

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1217-1219

  Meyer, Ilan H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MINORITY GROUP; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BISEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MINORITY GROUPS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78651061744     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9670-8     Document Type: Letter

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