Sexual Orientation and Health Information Technology Use: A Nationally Representative Study of U.S. Adults

LGBT Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 121-129

  Dahlhamer, James M ^a   Galinsky, Adena M ^a   Joestl, Sarah S ^a   Ward, Brian W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care access; health information technology (HIT); Internet use; National Health Interview Survey; sexual identity; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85016417173     PISSN: 23258292     EISSN: 23258306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2016.0199     Document Type: Article

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