Lesbian health inequalities: A cultural minority issue for health professionals

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 643-645

  McNair, Ruth P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ATTITUDE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; AWARENESS; BISEXUALITY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LESBIAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHOBIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SKILL;

EID: 0037491474     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05394.x     Document Type: Review

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