The process of losing and regaining credibility when coming-out at midlife

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 530-547

  Rickards, Tracey ^a   Wuest, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIAN; LIFESTYLE; LOVE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGING; CANADA; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; LOVE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ASSESSMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33745812426     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330600770254     Document Type: Article

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