Health Care Disparities and Behavioral Health Among Men Who Have Sex with Men

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 507-522

  Alvy, Lisa M ^a,b   McKirnan, David ^a,b   Du Bois, Steve N ^a,b   Jones, Kyle ^a,b   Ritchie, Natalie ^a,b   Fingerhut, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral health; depression; health care access; health care disparities; men who have sex with men; smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859011117     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720.2011.611114     Document Type: Article

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