Perceived risk for cancer in an urban sexual minority

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 157-169

  Burkhalter, Jack E ^a   Hay, Jennifer L ^a   Coups, Elliot ^b   Warren, Barbara ^c   Li, Yuelin ^a   Ostroff, Jamie S ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer risk factors; Cancer risk perception; Health disparities; Sexual minority

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79958267597     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-010-9296-2     Document Type: Article

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