Is patients' sexual orientation a blind spot of family physicians?

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 524-532

  Dahan, Rachel ^a   Feldman, Rotem ^a   Hermoni, Doron ^a  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gay men; Homosexuality; Lesbians; Patient doctor communication; Patient doctor relationship; Primary care; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 61849097842     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360802345321     Document Type: Article

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