Correlates of Lesbian Sexual Orientation and the Risk of Breast Cancer

Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 91-95

  Kavanaugh Lynch, Marion H E ^a   White, Emily ^b   Daling, Janet R ^b   Bowen, Deborah J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lesbian; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 1842422016     PISSN: 10907173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOLA.0000011064.00219.71     Document Type: Article

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