Sexual orientation identity disparities in health behaviors, outcomes, and services use among men and women in the United States: A cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Jackson, Chandra L ^a   Agénor, Madina ^b,c   Johnson, Dayna A ^d   Austin, S Bryn ^b,e   Kawachi, Ichiro ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health behaviors; Health outcomes; Sexual orientation; United States

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84982161020     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3467-1     Document Type: Article

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