Disparities in health-related quality of life: A comparison of lesbians and bisexual women

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2255-2261

  Fredriksen Goldsen, Karen I ^a,b   Kim, Hyun Jun ^a   Barkan, Susan E ^a   Balsam, Kimberly F ^a   Mincer, Shawn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958183717     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.177329     Document Type: Article

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