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Health care use among gay, lesbian and bisexual Canadians

Creator: Statistics Canada

Geography: North America, Canada

Categories: Minority Health

Tags: health care, health care access, health care services, health care utilization, health status, mammograms, mental health, physicians

Date: 2008

URL: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003-x/2008001/article/10532-eng.pdf

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PDF, 13 pages.

“This article examines whether consultations with health care providers, not having a regular doctor, unmet health care needs, and receipt of preventive screening tests vary by sexual identity for Canadians aged 18 to 59. Results are based on the Canadian Community Health Survey, combined 2003 and 2005 data.”