Sexual orientation and sex differences in adult chronic conditions, health risk factors, and protective health practices, Oregon, 2005-2008

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Garland Forshee, Rodney Y ^a   Fiala, Steven C ^a   Ngo, Duyen L ^a   Moseley, Katarina ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BINGE DRINKING; BISEXUALITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OREGON; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BINGE DRINKING; BISEXUALITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OREGON; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906219072     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd11.140126     Document Type: Article

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