Health disparities among lesbian, gay, and bisexual older adults: Results from a population-based study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1802-1809

  Fredriksen Goldsen, Karen I ^a   Kim, Hyun Jun ^a   Barkan, Susan E ^a   Muraco, Anna ^b   Hoy Ellis, Charles P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

BISEXUALITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84884166832     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301110     Document Type: Article

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