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The Cognitive Effects of Hiding One's Homosexuality in the Workplace

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Juan M. Madera*
Affiliation:
University of Houston
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E-mail: [email protected], Address: College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston, 229 C. N. Hilton Hotel and College, Houston, TX 77204-3028
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