Sexual Minority Health and Health Risk Factors
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Adolescence, sexual behavior and risk factors to health
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0749-3797
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.11.016