Disability among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults: Disparities in prevalence and risk

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Fredriksen Goldsen, Karen I ^a   Kim, Hyun Jun ^a   Barkan, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84857276256     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300379     Document Type: Article

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