Pride or prejudice? Gay men, lesbians and dementia

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1337-1352

  Price, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Dementia; Sexuality; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349123659     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcm027     Document Type: Review

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