The attitudes of australian heterosexual university students toward the suicide of gay, lesbian and heterosexual peers

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 27-51

  Molloy, Mari ^a   McLaren, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Australia; Homophobia; Suicide; Undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011477587     PISSN: 15410889     EISSN: 15410870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J367v02n02_03     Document Type: Article

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