Research, curricula, and resources related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health in US schools of public health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1023-1027

  Corliss, Heather L ^a   Shankle, Michael D ^b   Moyer, Matthew B ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LESBIAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STAFF; STUDENT; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HOMOSEXUALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUERTO RICO; RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNIVERSITY; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

BISEXUALITY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; FACULTY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; SCHOOLS, PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250888668     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.086157     Document Type: Article

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