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Sexual Harassment Research

Sexual Harassment: Prevalence, Outcomes, and Gender Differences Assessed by Three Different Estimation Methods

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Pages 252-274 | Received 16 Jul 2008, Accepted 15 Dec 2009, Published online: 14 Apr 2010

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