Health Care Issues among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Populations in the United States: Introduction

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 213-224

  Johnson, Carey V ^a   Mimiaga, Matthew J ^a   Bradford, Judith ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Ethics in public health; Gay; Health disparities; HIV AIDS; Intersex; Lesbian; Sexual minorities; Transgender

Indexed keywords

BISEXUALITY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

BISEXUALITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53449095889     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360801982025     Document Type: Review

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