Racial Disparities in Health Behaviors and Conditions Among Lesbian and Bisexual Women: The Role of Internalized Stigma.

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Published in LGBT Health on March 13, 2014

Authors

Yamile Molina1, Keren Lehavot2, Blair Beadnell3, Jane Simoni4

Author Affiliations

1: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington ; Epidemiology and Biostatistics Division, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois ; Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
2: VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington ; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
3: School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
4: Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

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