Abstract
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a groundbreaking report on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health in 2011, finding limited evidence of tobacco disparities. We examined IOM search terms and used 2 systematic reviews to identify 71 articles on LGBT tobacco use. The IOM omitted standard tobacco-related search terms. The report also omitted references to studies on LGBT tobacco use (n = 56), some with rigorous designs. The IOM report may underestimate LGBT tobacco use compared with general population use.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bisexuality / statistics & numerical data
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Female
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Health Status Disparities*
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Homosexuality, Female / statistics & numerical data
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Homosexuality, Male / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Male
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Minority Groups / statistics & numerical data
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National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division*
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Sexual Behavior / statistics & numerical data*
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Smoking / epidemiology*
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Transgender Persons / statistics & numerical data
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United States / epidemiology