The dilemma of disclosure: Patient perspectives on gay and lesbian providers

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-147

  Lee, Rita S ^a   Melhado, Trisha V ^a   Chacko, Karen M ^a   White, Kelly J ^a   Huebschmann, Amy G ^a   Crane, Lori A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Gay lesbian; Patient provider relationship; Practice of medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERCEPTION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39149096909     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0461-4     Document Type: Article

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