@article{ref1,
title="Asians and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders Midlife Lesbians' Health: a pilot study",
journal="Women and therapy",
year="2007",
author="Dibble, Suzanne L. and Sato, Noriko and Haller, Ellen",
volume="30",
number="3-4",
pages="129-143",
abstract="The purpose of this pilot study was to determine actual and potential health issues of midlife lesbians who were Asian American, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islanders (A-NHOPI). We explored the health status (body composition, &quot;outness,&quot; smoking, alcohol, and abuse) of 29 A-NHOPI lesbians; 34.5% were totally disclosed to family, co-workers, and health-care providers. They reported high rates of quitting smoking, and low rates of smoking and alcohol abuse. Childhood physical abuse was reported by 34.7% and childhood sexual abuse was reported by 28.6% of these women. <br><br>FINDINGS from this study will assist therapists with some of the issues affecting A-NHOPI midlife lesbians.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0270-3149",
doi="10.1300/J015v30n03_10",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J015v30n03_10"
}