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Sexual minority women’s attitudes toward infants, children, and parenthood

Doyle P. TateDepartment of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Charlotte J. PattersonDepartment of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USAView further author information
Pages 464-475 | Published online: 20 Jun 2019

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