Journal of women's health
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Journal of women's health · Jan 2003
Sexual orientation and variation in physical and mental health status among women.
To assess and compare the physical and mental health status of women of differing sexual orientation within a population-based sample. ⋯ In this rare opportunity to use population-based data to study lesbian and bisexual health, we found that sexual orientation as a nonheterosexual woman was associated with increased rates of poor physical and mental health. We believe these findings support the need for the increased systematic study of the relationship between sexual orientation and health.