Measuring sexual orientation and gender expression among middle-aged and older women in a cancer screening study

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 108-112

  Clark, Melissa A ^a   Armstrong, Gene ^a   Bonacore, Laura ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 23044434074     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15430154jce2002_12     Document Type: Article

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