Creating comprehensive, youth centered, culturally appropriate sex education: What do young gay, bisexual, and questioning men want?

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 293-301

  Pingel, Emily Sweetnam ^a   Thomas, Laura ^a   Harmell, Chelsea ^a   Bauermeister, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging adult; Internet; LGBT; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886084943     PISSN: 18689884     EISSN: 15536610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13178-013-0134-5     Document Type: Article

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