Coming out to care: Gay and lesbian carers' experiences of dementia services

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-168

  Price, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Disclosure; Gay; Heterosexism; Lesbian; Responses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; LESBIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF DISCLOSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SELF DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77349092588     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2009.00884.x     Document Type: Article

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