Health care needs of gay men and lesbians in the United States

JAMA

Volumn 275, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 1354-1359

  Allen, James R ^a  

^a AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CANCER; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEPATITIS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LESBIAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029927379     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.275.17.1354     Document Type: Review

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