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Research Article

THE CASE FOR EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS THAT SERVE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, and TRANSGENDER POPULATIONS

Patricia D. Mail Addictive Behaviors Research Center, University of Washington, 35214-28th Avenue South, Federal Way, Seattle, WA, 98003-7124, U.S.A.
, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
Pages 223-273 | Published online: 09 Sep 2002

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