Comparing Self-Reported and Partnership-Inferred Sexual Orientation in Household Surveys
By: Simon Kühne, Martin Kroh and David Richter
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jos-2019-0033 | Journal eISSN: 2001-7367
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