The association of sexual orientation with self-rated health, and cigarette and alcohol use in Mexican adolescents and youths

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-93

  Ortiz Hernández, Luis ^a   Gómez Tello, Blanca Lilia ^a   Valdés, Jesús ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol; Bisexuals; Discrimination; Gay males; Homophobia; Lesbians; Mexico; Self rated health (SRH); Sexual orientation; Tobacco; Youths

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; HEALTH RISK; SELF ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; VIOLENCE; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT SMOKING; AFFECT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL FEMALE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FAMILY VIOLENCE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; LESBIAN; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 67649442999     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.03.028     Document Type: Article

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