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The effect of a biological explanation on attitudes towards homosexual persons. A Swedish national sample study

Mikael Landén Section of Psychiatry, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Mölndal, SE 431 80 Mölndal, Sweden
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Sune Innala Department of Psychology, Go¨teborg University, PO Box 500, SE 405 30, Go¨teborg, Sweden
Pages 181-186 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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