Health care access and utilization among women who have sex with women: Sexual behavior and identity

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 970-979

  Kerker, Bonnie D ^a,b   Mostashari, Farzad ^c   Thorpe, Lorna ^b  

^a Bureau of Epidemiology Services   (United States)

^b Division of Epidemiology   (United States)

^c Division of Health Care Access and Improvement   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care access; Health care utilization; Mammogram; Pap test; Preventive care; Random digit dial; Sexual behavior; Sexual identity; Stratified sample; Women who have sex with women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 33748319551     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-006-9096-8     Document Type: Article

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