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Does Women's Body Appreciation Differ by Sexual Orientation? A Brief Report

Virginia Ramseyer WinterSchool of Social Welfare, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Sonya SatinskyCenter for Health Promotion, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USAView further author information
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Kristen N. JozkowskiDepartment of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA;The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USAView further author information
Pages 130-141 | Published online: 11 Feb 2015

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