Disparities in Adverse Childhood Experiences among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Adults: Results from a Multi-State Probability-Based Sample

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Andersen, Judith P ^a   Blosnich, John ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PROBABILITY SAMPLE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872761661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054691     Document Type: Article

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