Quite frankly, i have doubts about remaining: Aging-in-place and health care access for rural midlife and older lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals

Journal of LGBT Health Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 10-21

  King, Shawn ^a   Dabelko Schoeny, Holly ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay and lesbian; Grounded theory; Health care access; LGBT; Rural; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AGING IN PLACE; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77949561504     PISSN: 15574091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15574090903392830     Document Type: Article

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