The older homosexual: Current concepts of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older Americans

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 587-593

  McMahon, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGED; BISEXUALITY; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LESBIAN; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; TRANSVESTISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041663963     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0690(02)00108-8     Document Type: Review

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