Health risk factors and health-seeking behavior in lesbians

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 103-112

  White, Jocelyn C ^a   Dull, Valerie T ^b  

^a LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LESBIAN; LUNG CANCER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 33845343398     PISSN: 10597115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1997.6.103     Document Type: Article

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