Barriers to optimal care between physicians and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning adolescent patients

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 730-747

  Kitts, Robert Li ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Bisexual; Gay; Knowledge; Lesbian; Physician; Practice; Sexual orientation; Transgender adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LESBIAN; MALE; MEDICINE; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 77954098463     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2010.485872     Document Type: Article

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