Sexuality-related work discrimination and its association with the health of sexual minority emerging and young adult men in the Detroit Metro Area

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-10

  Bauermeister, José A ^a   Meanley, Steven ^a   Hickok, Andrew ^a   Pingel, Emily ^a   Vanhemert, William ^b   Loveluck, Jimena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b AIDS Partnership Michigan   (United States)

^c HIV/AIDS Resource Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Homophobia; Job; LGBT

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894594348     PISSN: 18689884     EISSN: 15536610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13178-013-0139-0     Document Type: Article

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