The impact of coming out on health and health care access: The experiences of gay, lesbian, bisexual and two-spirit people

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-29

  Brotman, Shari ^a   Ryan, Bill ^a   Jalbert, Yves ^a   Rowe, Bill ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Bisexual; Coming out; Gay; Health care; Health policy; Lesbian; Two spirit

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH CARE; HOMOSEXUALITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

BISEXUALITY; CANADA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036054336     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v15n01_01     Document Type: Article

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