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Sexual orientation and symptoms of common mental disorder or low wellbeing

Combined meta-analysis of 12 UK population health surveys

Bibliographic Data

ID23324656
AuthorsJoanna Semlyen (0000-0001-5372-1344), Michael King (0000-0003-4715-7171), Justin Varney (0000-0002-8928-3291), Gareth Hagger-Johnson (0000-0002-7240-1597)
Year2016
Volume16
Issue1
Publication date2016-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-244X • E-ISSN: 1471-244X
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1186/s12888-016-0767-z
LanguageEN
Citations received120
References cited35
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