Conceptualising social exclusion and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people: The implications for promoting equity in nursing policy and practice

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 303-312

  Fish, Julie ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bisexual and trans (LGBT) health; Gay; Health equity; Lesbian; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954247607     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987110364691     Document Type: Article

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