Misclassification and undersampling of sexual minorities in population surveys

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2015, Pages e5-

  Hottes, Travis S ^a,b   Ferlatte, Olivier ^a,c   Gilbert, Mark ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Executive Director   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ONTARIO HIV TREATMENT NETWORK   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84921832995     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302408     Document Type: Letter

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