Concepts of Female Sexual Orientation

Handbook of Psychology and Sexual Orientation

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Diamond, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attraction; Female sexuality; Same sex sexuality; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892824860     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199765218.003.0001     Document Type: Chapter

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