Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health: Findings and Concerns
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Laura Dean, MEd,1 Ilan H. Meyer, PhD,1 Kevin Robinson, MHA, MSW,1 Randall L. Sell, ScD,1 Robert Sember, PhD,1 Vincent M.B. Silenzio, MPH, MD,1 Deborah J. Bowen, PhD,2 Judith Bradford, PhD,2 Esther Rothblum, PhD,2 Scout, MA,2 Jocelyn White, MD,2 Patricia Dunn, MSW, JD,3 Anne Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D.(c),4 Daniel Wolfe,1 Jessica Xavier,5 and With acknowledgment to Darren Carter, MD, Jennifer Pittman, and Ronald Tierney
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