Public health implications of same-sex marriage

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 986-990

  Buffie, William C ^a  

^a St Francis Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; LESBIAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956373179     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300112     Document Type: Review

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