Gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents: Providing esteem-enhancing care to a battered population

Nurse Practitioner

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 94-109

  Nelson, John A ^a  

^a ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031068463     PISSN: 03611817     EISSN: 15388662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006205-199702000-00007     Document Type: Article

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