Childhood Sexual Abuse Experienced by Gay and Bisexual Men: Understanding the Disparities and Interventions to Help Eliminate Them

Unequal Opportunity: Health Disparities Affecting Gay and Bisexual Men in the United States

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Purcell, David W ^a   Patterson, Jocelyn D ^a   Spikes, Pilgrim S ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual men; Childhood sexual abuse; Gay men; Health disparities; Homosexuality; Mental health; Public health; Rape; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921543492     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195301533.003.0003     Document Type: Chapter

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