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Sexual Orientation Disparities in Preventable Disease: A Fundamental Cause Perspective.

TitleSexual Orientation Disparities in Preventable Disease: A Fundamental Cause Perspective.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsBränström, Richard, Mark L. Hatzenbuehler, John E. Pachankis, and Bruce G. Link
JournalAmerican journal of public health
Paginatione1-e7
Date Published2016 Mar 17
ISSN1541-0048
AbstractTo determine whether fundamental cause theory (which posits that, in societal conditions of unequal power and resources, members of higher-status groups experience better health than members of lower-status groups because of their disproportionate access to health-protective factors) might be relevant in explaining health disparities related to sexual orientation.
DOI10.2105/AJPH.2016.303051
Alternate JournalAm J Public Health

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