Women's sexual orientation and health: Results from a Canadian population-based survey

Women and Health

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 353-367

  Steele, Leah S ^a,b   Ross, Lori E ^b   Dobinson, Cheryl ^b   Veldhuizen, Scott ^b   Tinmouth, Jill M ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bisexual women; Health status; Lesbian; Mental health; Risk behaviors; Sexual orientation; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SEXUALITY; SMOKING; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CANADA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALITY; SMOKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 70350780470     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630240903238685     Document Type: Article

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