Evidence of syndemics and sexuality-related discrimination among young sexual-minority women

LGBT Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 250-257

  Coulter, Robert W S ^a   Kinsky, Suzanne M ^a   Herrick, Amy L ^a   Stall, Ron D ^a   Bauermeister, José A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; discrimination; sexual minority women; sexually transmitted infections; substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MENTAL HEALTH; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PREJUDICE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969255686     PISSN: 23258292     EISSN: 23258306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2014.0063     Document Type: Article

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