Gay/Lesbian sexual orientation increases risk for cigarette smoking and heavy drinking among members of a large Northern California health plan

BMC Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Gruskin, Elisabeth P ^a   Gordon, Nancy ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LESBIAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING;

EID: 33750219759     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-241     Document Type: Article

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