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Social support in the lives of lesbians and gay men at midlife and later

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ID12801465
AuthorsJudith C Barker (University of California, San Francisco, corresponding author), Gilbert Herdt, B De Vries (0000-0003-4360-1343, San Francisco State University)
Year2006
Volume3
Issue2
Pages1-23
Publication date2006-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSexuality Research and Social Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1553-6610 • E-ISSN: 1868-9884
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1525/srsp.2006.3.2.1
OpenAlexW1982447268
LanguageEN
Citations received41
References cited109

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