Families of Choice? Exploring the Supportive Networks of Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 312-331

  Dewaele, Alexis ^a   Cox, Nele ^b   Van Den Berghe, Wim ^b   Vincke, John ^b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 79951838073     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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