Measures of Sexual Minority Status and Suicide Risk among Young Adults in the United States

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 274-281

  Almazan, Elbert P ^a   Roettger, Michael E ^b   Acosta, Pauline S ^c  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Cerritos College   (United States)

Author keywords

disparities; homosexuality; LGB; measurement; sexual orientation; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; RISK; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904640373     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2013.824832     Document Type: Article

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