Asthma disparities and within-group differences in a national, probability sample of same-sex partnered adults

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Blosnich, John R ^a,b   Lee, Joseph G L ^c   Bossarte, Robert ^a,b   Silenzio, Vincent M B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ASTHENIA; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881515150     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301217     Document Type: Article

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