Minority stress factors as mediators of sexual orientation disparities in mental health treatment: A longitudinal population-based study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 446-452

  Bränström, Richard ^a,b,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG PRESCRIBING; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH RISK; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY HEALTH; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY HEALTH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SWEDEN;

EID: 85009437729     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2016-207943     Document Type: Article

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