Sexual orientation data collection policy in the United States: public health malpractice

Affiliations

¹ Randall L. Sell is with the Department of Community Health and Prevention, Drexel School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA. Michelle L. Holliday is with the Department of Sociology, Portland State University, Portland, OR.

Editorial

Randall L Sell et al. Am J Public Health. 2014 Jun.

. 2014 Jun;104(6):967-9.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301814. Epub 2014 Apr 17.

¹ Randall L. Sell is with the Department of Community Health and Prevention, Drexel School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA. Michelle L. Holliday is with the Department of Sociology, Portland State University, Portland, OR.

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