Health implications of the Supreme Court's Obergefell vs. Hodges marriage equality decision

LGBT Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 196-199

  Perone, Angela K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

benefits; health; LGBT; marriage; minority stress; Obergefell

Indexed keywords

HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY; STEREOTYPING; TAX; TRANSGENDER; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; MINORITY GROUPS; SEXUALITY; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; TAXES; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84969257709     PISSN: 23258292     EISSN: 23258306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2015.0083     Document Type: Review

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