LGBT Community, Social Network Characteristics, and Smoking Behaviors in Young Sexual Minority Women

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 141-154

  Johns, Michelle Marie ^a   Pingel, Emily S ^a   Youatt, Emily J ^a   Soler, Jorge H ^a   McClelland, Sara I ^a   Bauermeister, Jose A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging adulthood; LGBT community; Participation; Sexual minority women; Smoking; Social support; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MINORITY GROUP; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881021977     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-013-9584-4     Document Type: Article

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