Prevalence and health implications of anti-gay discrimination: A study of black and white women and men in the CARDIA cohort

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 157-176

  Krieger, Nancy ^a   Sidney, Stephen ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0031032728     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HPB8-5M2N-VK6X-0FWN     Document Type: Article

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