Sexual Minorities in England Have Poorer Health and Worse Health Care Experiences: A National Survey

2014209 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Marc N. Elliott · RAND Corporation

David E. Kanouse · RAND Corporation

Q Burkhart · RAND Corporation

Gary Abel · University of Cambridge

Georgios Lyratzopoulos · University of Cambridge

Megan K. Beckett · RAND Corporation

Mark A. Schuster ·

Abstract

Sexual minorities suffer both poorer health and worse healthcare experiences. Efforts should be made to recognize the needs and improve the experiences of sexual minorities. Examining patient experience disparities by sexual orientation can inform such efforts.

Topics & Keywords

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volume 30, Issue 1, pp. 9-16

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-2905-y

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