Health insurance and disclosure of same-sex sexual behaviors among gay and bisexual men in same-sex relationships

LGBT Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 48-54

  Petroll, Andrew E ^a   Mitchell, Jason W ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

health insurance; male couples; men who have sex with men; preventive care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969188224     PISSN: 23258292     EISSN: 23258306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2013.0050     Document Type: Article

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