Older lesbians and gay men: Long-term care issues

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 33-38

  Cohen, Harriet L ^a   Curry, Linda Cox ^a   Jenkins, David ^a   Walker, Charles A ^a   Hogstel, Mildred O ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; AWARENESS; CANCER PREVENTION; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEAR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 39449139933     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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