Providing Health Care for Lesbian Clients

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 137-143

  Spinks, Victoria Sanvidge ^a   Andrews, Janet ^b   Boyle, Joyceen S ^c  

^a The Asthma and Pediatric Lung Center   (United States)

^b GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; REVIEW; STANDARD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 0034174977     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104365960001100208     Document Type: Article

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