Difference-in-differences analysis of the association between state same-sex marriage policies and adolescent suicide attempts

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 350-356

  Raifman, Julia ^a   Moscoe, Ellen ^b   Austin, S Bryn ^b,c   McConnell, Margaret ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; LGBT PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC POLICY; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAME-SEX MARRIAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85017510564     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.4529     Document Type: Article

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