Breaking the Silence: Supporting Intimate Relationships for Our Wounded Troops and Their Partners: A Call to Action

International Journal of Sexual Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-13

  Satcher, David ^a   Tepper, Mitchell S ^b   Thrasher, Christian ^a   Rachel, Sharon A ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Sexual Health Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay and lesbian health; mental disability; physical disability; sexual health promotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859617125     PISSN: 19317611     EISSN: 1931762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19317611.2011.645949     Document Type: Article

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