Open AccessDemonstrating the Importance and Feasibility of Including Sexual Orientation in Public Health Surveys: Health Disparities in the Pacific Northwest
Author(s) -
Julia A. Dilley,
Katrina Wynkoop Simmons,
Michael J. Boysun,
Barbara A. Pizacani,
Michael J. Stark
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.130336
Subject(s) - behavioral risk factor surveillance system , sexual orientation , sexual minority , public health , lesbian , medicine , mental health , health equity , population , environmental health , gerontology , psychological intervention , heterosexuality , homosexuality , psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , nursing , psychoanalysis
We identified health disparities for a statewide population of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) men and women compared with their heterosexual counterparts.