. "Front Matter." The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2011.
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The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding
HPV human papillomavirus
HRT hormone replacement therapy
IOM Institute of Medicine
LGB lesbian, gay, and bisexual
LGBT lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
MA BRFSS Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
MIDUS Midlife Development in the United States
NAS National Academy of Sciences
NCAVP National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
NCS National Comorbidity Survey
NESARC National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions
NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHBS National HIV Behavioral Survey
NHIS National Health Interview Survey
NHS Nurses’ Health Study
NHSDA National Household Survey of Drug Abuse
NHSLS National Health and Social Life Survey
NIH National Institutes of Health
NLHCS National Lesbian Health Care Survey
NNHS National Nurses Health Survey
NORC National Opinion Research Center
NSFG National Survey of Family Growth
NSHAP National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project
NSSHB National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior
NTDS National Transgender Discrimination Survey
RCT randomized controlled trial
STD sexually transmitted disease
STI sexually transmitted infection
THIS Transgender Health Initiative Survey
VDH Virginia Department of Health
WPATH World Professional Association for Transgender Health