The constitution of 'lavender families': A LGB perspective

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 849-856

  Neville, Stephen ^a   Henrickson, Mark ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Family nursing; Gay; Homosexual; Lavender; Lesbian; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LESBIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; LESBIANISM; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PREJUDICE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE'S ROLE; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60249094378     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02457.x     Document Type: Article

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