Not all your patients are straight

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 370-375

  Simkin, Ruth J ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0032566354     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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