Implications of discrimination based on sexuality, gender, and race/ethnicity for psychological distress among working-class sexual minorities: The United for health study, 2003-2004

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 589-608

  Chae, David ^a   Krieger, Nancy ^a   Bennett, Gary ^a   Lindsey, Jane ^a   Stoddard, Anne ^a   Barbeau, Elizabeth ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; GENDER DISPARITY; HETEROGENEITY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WORKER CASTE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRADE UNION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; BOSTON; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LABOR UNIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREJUDICE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77956642319     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.40.4.b     Document Type: Article

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