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. 2014 Jun;104(6):1045-7.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301733. Epub 2014 Apr 17.

Health and health risks among sexual minority women: an examination of 3 subgroups

Julia M Przedworski  1 , Donna D McAlpine, Pinar Karaca-Mandic, Nicole A VanKim
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Health and health risks among sexual minority women: an examination of 3 subgroups

Julia M Przedworski et al. Am J Public Health. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

We used 2001-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to examine insurance status, source of routine care, cigarette and alcohol use, and self-rated health among lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women who have sex with women, compared with heterosexual women who do not have sex with women. We found higher risks of being uninsured among lesbian and bisexual women, worse self-rated health among bisexual women, higher alcohol use among bisexual and heterosexual women who have sex with women, and higher smoking across all subgroups.

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