Guidelines for Researching and Writing About Bisexuality

Journal of Bisexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 376-392

  Barker, Meg ^a   Yockney, Jen ^b   Richards, Christina ^c   Jones, Rebecca ^a   Bowes Catton, Helen ^a   Plowman, Tracey ^d  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bi Community News   (United Kingdom)

^c WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Independent Scholar   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accountability; bisexuality; ethics; guidelines; participants; research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865961519     PISSN: 15299716     EISSN: 15299724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2012.702618     Document Type: Article

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