A Syndemic of Psychosocial Health Disparities and Associations With Rifor Attempting Suicide Among Young Sexual Minority Men

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 287-294

  Mustanski, Brian ^a   Andrews, Rebecca ^a   Herrick, Amy ^b   Stall, Ron ^b   Schnarrs, Phillip W ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CRIME VICTIM; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SPOUSE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84893403740     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301744     Document Type: Article

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