A New Piece of the Puzzle: Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Physical Health Status

Demography

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1357-1382

  Gorman, Bridget K ^a   Denney, Justin T ^a   Dowdy, Hilary ^a   Medeiros, Rose Anne ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b StataCorp   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Gay Lesbian; Gender; Self rated health; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY MASS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938969764     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-015-0406-1     Document Type: Article

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