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The Invisible Work of Closeting: A Qualitative Study About Strategies Used by Lesbian and Gay Persons to Conceal Their Sexual Orientation

Kirsti MalterudResearch Unit for General Practice, Uni Research Health, Bergen, Norway;Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway;Research Unit for General Practice in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1339-1354 | Published online: 07 Apr 2016

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