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Healthy Eating, Exercise, and Weight: Impressions of Sexual Minority Women

Deborah J. Bowen PhD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Department of Health Sciences Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Kimberly F. Balsam PhD Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA E-mail: [email protected]
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Brenda Diergaarde PhD Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, E-mail: [email protected]
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Marla Russo MPH University of Washington, Seattle, WA E-mail: [email protected]
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Gina M. Escamilla MPH HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention (SCHARP) at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
Pages 79-93 | Published online: 25 Sep 2008

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