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International Journal of Sexual Health Volume 28, 2016 - Issue 4: LGBT Health and Well-Being in the Caribbean
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Exploring Lived Experiences of Violence and Coping Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Kingston, Jamaica

Carmen H. LogieFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nakia Lee-FoonDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Nicolette JonesJamaica AIDS Support for Life, Kingston, Jamaica
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Kristina MenaJamaica AIDS Support for Life, Kingston, Jamaica
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Kandasi LevermoreJamaica AIDS Support for Life, Kingston, Jamaica
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Peter A. NewmanFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Katherine AndrinopoulosDepartment of Global Health Systems and Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, USA
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Stefan BaralBloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Pages 343-353 | Received 18 Jul 2016, Accepted 08 Aug 2016, Published online: 24 Aug 2016

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