Barriers to health care among adults identifying as sexual minorities: A US national study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1116-1122

  Dahlhamer, James M ^a   Galinsky, Adena M ^a   Joestl, Sarah S ^a   Ward, Brian W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BISEXUAL FEMALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HOMOSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; ADOLESCENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MINORITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MINORITIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84968895004     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303049     Document Type: Article

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