Sexual orientation disparities in preventable disease: A fundamental cause perspective

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1109-1115

  Bränström, Richard ^a   Hatzenbuehler, Mark L ^b   Pachankis, John E ^c   Link, Bruce G ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MINORITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MINORITIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84968861366     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303051     Document Type: Review

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