Lesbian health care research: A review of the literature from 1970 to 1990

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 91-120

  Stevens, Patricia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; PREJUDICE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0026846454     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399339209515984     Document Type: Article

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