An initial investigation of sexual minority youth involvement in school-based extracurricular activities

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 304-318

  Toomey, Russell B ^a   Russell, Stephen T ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 84878149150     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00830.x     Document Type: Article

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