Minority Stress and Physical Health Among Sexual Minorities

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 521-548

  Lick, David J ^a   Durso, Laura E ^a   Johnson, Kerri L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

and bisexual (LGB) health; gay; health disparities; lesbian; minority stress; sexual minority health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883802523     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1745691613497965     Document Type: Article

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