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The health and well-being of LGBTQ serving and ex-serving personnel: a narrative review

Katharine M. MarkKing’s Centre for Military Health Research, King’s College London, London, UK; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8527-665XView further author information
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Kathleen A. McNamaraSuzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; View further author information
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Rachael GribbleKing’s Centre for Military Health Research, King’s College London, London, UK; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4175-2562View further author information
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Rebecca RheadKing’s Centre for Military Health Research, King’s College London, London, UK; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5863-604XView further author information
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Marie-Louise SharpKing’s Centre for Military Health Research, King’s College London, London, UK; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8516-0166View further author information
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Sharon A. M. StevelinkKing’s Centre for Military Health Research, King’s College London, London, UK; ;Department of Psychological Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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Alix SchwartzSuzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; View further author information
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Carl CastroSuzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; View further author information
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Nicola T. FearKing’s Centre for Military Health Research, King’s College London, London, UK; ;Academic Department of Military Mental Health, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5792-2925View further author information
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Pages 75-94 | Received 21 Dec 2018, Accepted 24 Jan 2019, Published online: 18 Apr 2019

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