Lesbian parents negotiating the health care system in Australia

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-114

  McNair, Ruth ^a   Brown, Rhonda ^b   Perlesz, Amaryll ^b   Lindsay, Jo ^c   De Vaus, David ^b   Pitts, Marian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LESBIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGOTIATING; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VICTORIA;

EID: 41149123399     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330701827094     Document Type: Article

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