Resilience in the Study of Minority Stress and Health of Sexual and Gender Minorities

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 209-213

  Meyer, Ilan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Minority stress; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949935058     PISSN: 23290382     EISSN: 23290390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000132     Document Type: Article

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