Health related behaviors and cancer screening of lesbians: Results from the boston lesbian health project

Women and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1-12

  Roberts, Susan Jo ^a,c   Sorensen, Lena ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOSTON; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033046029     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v28n04_01     Document Type: Article

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