Mortality among men and women in same-sex marriage: a national cohort study of 8333 Danes.

Volume: 99, Issue: 1, Pages: 133 - 137
Published: Jan 1, 2009
Abstract
Objectives. We studied overall mortality in a demographically defined, complete cohort of gay men and lesbians to address recent claims of markedly shorter life spans among homosexual persons.Methods. We calculated standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) starting 1 year after the date of same-sex marriage for 4914 men and 3419 women in Denmark who married a same-sex partner between 1989 and 2004.Results. Mortality was markedly increased in the...
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Mortality among men and women in same-sex marriage: a national cohort study of 8333 Danes.
Published Date
Jan 1, 2009
Volume
99
Issue
1
Pages
133 - 137
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