Making the invisible visible: A systematic review of sexual minority women's health in Southern Africa

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Muller, Alexandra ^a   Hughes, Tonda L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Sexual minority health; Southern Africa; Systematic review; Women's health

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; FEMALE; HUMAN; SEXUAL MINORITY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; FEMALE; HUMANS; SEXUAL MINORITIES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84963851916     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-2980-6     Document Type: Article

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