The case for the world health organization's commission on the social determinants of health to address sexual orientation

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1243-1246

  Logie, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PREJUDICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84862881951     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300599     Document Type: Review

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