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Combining ‘sex-as-dirty work’ and ‘CMM’ frameworks for recruiting cisgender, heterosexual men for a study on sex, sexuality, and intimacy

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Combining ‘sex-as-dirty work’ and ‘CMM’ frameworks for recruiting cisgender, heterosexual men for a study on sex, sexuality, and intimacy. / Waling, Andrea.
In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology, Vol. 27, No. 3, 01.06.2024, p. 313-326.

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Waling, A 2024, 'Combining ‘sex-as-dirty work’ and ‘CMM’ frameworks for recruiting cisgender, heterosexual men for a study on sex, sexuality, and intimacy', International Journal of Social Research Methodology, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 313-326. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2023.2166272

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Waling, A. (2024). Combining ‘sex-as-dirty work’ and ‘CMM’ frameworks for recruiting cisgender, heterosexual men for a study on sex, sexuality, and intimacy. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 27(3), 313-326. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2023.2166272

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Waling A. Combining ‘sex-as-dirty work’ and ‘CMM’ frameworks for recruiting cisgender, heterosexual men for a study on sex, sexuality, and intimacy. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 2024 Jun 1;27(3):313-326. Epub 2023 Jan 19. doi: 10.1080/13645579.2023.2166272

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Waling, Andrea. / Combining ‘sex-as-dirty work’ and ‘CMM’ frameworks for recruiting cisgender, heterosexual men for a study on sex, sexuality, and intimacy. In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 2024 ; Vol. 27, No. 3. pp. 313-326.

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