Suicidal ideation among sexual minority veterans: Results from the 2005-2010 Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Blosnich, John R ^a,b   Bossarte, Robert M ^a,b   Silenzio, Vincent M B ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VETERANS;

EID: 84857297063     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300565     Document Type: Review

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