Vulnerable and strong - Lesbian women encountering maternity care

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 478-486

  Spidsberg, Bente Dahl ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Empirical research report; Ethics; Lesbian; Maternity care; Midwifery; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MIDWIFE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING CARE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; NURSING CARE; PREGNANCY; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 35549012392     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04439.x     Document Type: Article

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