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Lesbians on Medical Encounters: Tales of Heteronormativity, Deception, and Expectations

António Manuel MarquesDepartamento de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Escola Superior de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Setúbal, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Conceição NogueiraCentro de Psicologia, Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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João Manuel de OliveiraCentro de Investigação e Intervenção Social—IUL, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Pages 988-1006 | Received 19 Jan 2013, Accepted 23 Jan 2014, Published online: 21 Mar 2014

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