Sexual Minority Stressors, Internalizing Symptoms, and Unhealthy Eating Behaviors in Sexual Minority Youth
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Behavioral Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0883-6612,1532-4796
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-015-9718-z