Gay-straight alliances are associated with student health: A multischool comparison of LGBTQ and heterosexual youth

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 319-330

  Poteat, V Paul ^a   Sinclair, Katerina O ^b   Digiovanni, Craig D ^a   Koenig, Brian W ^c   Russell, Stephen T ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c K12 Associates LLC   (United States)

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EID: 84878116540     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00832.x     Document Type: Article

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