Sexual orientation data collection policy in the United States: Public health malpractice

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 967-969

  Sell, Randall L ^a   Holliday, Michelle L ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES;

EID: 84901049566     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301814     Document Type: Editorial

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