Out on the Ball Fields: Lesbians in Sport

Out in Psychology: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 273-290

  Krane, Vikki ^a   Kauer, Kerrie J ^b,c,d  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Bay Path College   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 84889313367     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713099.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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