The impact of role models on health outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 353-357

  Bird, Jason D P ^a   Kuhns, Lisa ^b   Garofalo, Robert ^b,c  

^a Rutgers The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Health risks; LGBT; Mentoring; Risk behaviors; Role models

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BISEXUALITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; BISEXUALITY; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; SEX FACTORS; TRANSSEXUALISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858797164     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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