Understanding Concealable Stigmatized Identities: The Role of Identity in Psychological, Physical, and Behavioral Outcomes

Social Issues and Policy Review

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 160-190

  Quinn, Diane M ^a   Earnshaw, Valerie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 83655181418     PISSN: 17512395     EISSN: 17512409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-2409.2011.01029.x     Document Type: Review

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