Parenting, family life, and well-being among sexual minorities: Nursing policy and practice implications

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 601-618

  Weber, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CIVIL RIGHTS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; CIVIL RIGHTS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUPS; NURSE'S ROLE; PARENTING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RISK FACTORS; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STEREOTYPING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45949104555     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840802048824     Document Type: Review

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