Reproductive health screening disparities and sexual orientation in a cohort study of U.S. adolescent and young adult females

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 505-510

  Charlton, Brittany M ^a   Corliss, Heather L ^b,c   Missmer, Stacey A ^a,d   Frazier, A Lindsay ^a,d,e   Rosario, Margaret ^f   Kahn, Jessica A ^g,h   Austin, S Bryn ^a,b,c,d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^g CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexuality; Female; Healthcare disparities; Heterosexuality; Homosexuality; Papanicolaou test; Papillomavirus infections; Sexual behavior; Sexuality; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054971327     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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