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Non-heterosexual women's experiences of informal social support: a qualitative metasynthesis

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Non-heterosexual women's experiences of informal social support: a qualitative metasynthesis . / Ingham, Charlotte; Eccles, Fiona Juliet Rosalind; Armitage, Jocelyn Rebecca.
In: Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, Vol. 29, No. 2, 05.2017, p. 109-143.

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Ingham, C, Eccles, FJR & Armitage, JR 2017, 'Non-heterosexual women's experiences of informal social support: a qualitative metasynthesis ', Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 109-143. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538720.2017.1295413

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Ingham, C., Eccles, F. J. R., & Armitage, J. R. (2017). Non-heterosexual women's experiences of informal social support: a qualitative metasynthesis . Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 29(2), 109-143. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538720.2017.1295413

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Ingham C, Eccles FJR, Armitage JR. Non-heterosexual women's experiences of informal social support: a qualitative metasynthesis . Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services. 2017 May;29(2):109-143. Epub 2017 Mar 21. doi: 10.1080/10538720.2017.1295413

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Ingham, Charlotte ; Eccles, Fiona Juliet Rosalind ; Armitage, Jocelyn Rebecca. / Non-heterosexual women's experiences of informal social support : a qualitative metasynthesis . In: Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services. 2017 ; Vol. 29, No. 2. pp. 109-143.

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