Physical and psychiatric correlates of gender discrimination: An Application of the Schedule of Sexist Events

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 473-492

  Landrine, Hope ^a   Klonoff, Elizabeth A ^b   Gibbs, Jeannine ^b   Manning, Vickie ^b   Lund, Marlene ^b  

^a Public Health Foundation   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84970520936     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1995.tb00087.x     Document Type: Article

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