Psychometric Performance of a Novel Measure of Social Support Among Spanish-Speaking Immigrant Latino Gay Men

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 491-504

  Gilbert, Paul A ^a   Rhodes, Scott D ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

confirmatory factor analysis; gay; Hispanic; Index o.S.journer Social Support (ISSS); North Carolina

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863703471     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986312446290     Document Type: Article

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