Health Disparities by Sexual Orientation: Results and Implications from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1163-1172

  Gonzales, Gilbert ^a   Henning Smith, Carrie ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; LGBT health; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85018406456     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-017-0366-z     Document Type: Article

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