Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender grandparents

LGBT-Parent Families: Innovations in Research and Implications for Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 177-192

  Orel, Nancy A ^a   Fruhauf, Christine A ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

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EID: 84900514262     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4556-2_12     Document Type: Chapter

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