title: Sexual and gender minority health: what we know and what needs to be done.
abstract: We describe the emergence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health as a key area of study and practice for clinicians and public health professionals. We discuss the specific needs of LGBT populations on the basis of the most recent epidemiological and clinical investigations, methods for defining and measuring LGBT populations, and the barriers they face in obtaining appropriate care and services. We then discuss how clinicians and public health professionals can improve research methods, clinical outcomes, and service delivery for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Division, The Miriam Hospital, 164 Summit Avenue, Providence, RI 02906, USA. kenneth_mayer@brown.edu
authors.forename: Kenneth H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: Judith B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Bradford
authors.forename: Harvey J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Makadon
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stall
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goldhammer
authors.forename: Stewart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Landers
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019529:Sexuality; D014481:United States