Writing on cellophane: Studying teen women's sexual desires, inventing methodological release points

The Methodological Dilemma: Creative, Critical and Collaborative Approaches to Qualitative Research

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 232-360

  McClelland, Sara I ^a,b   Fine, Michelle ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203927175     Document Type: Chapter

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