Is being out about sexual orientation uniformly healthy? The moderating role of socioeconomic status in a prospective study of gay and bisexual men

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 28-38

  McGarrity, Larissa A ^a   Huebner, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Concealment; Disclosure; Health disparities; Outness; Sexual orientation; Socioeconomic status (SES)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894493118     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-013-9575-6     Document Type: Article

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