Nursing's silence on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues: The need for emancipatory efforts

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 206-218

  Eliason, Michele J ^a   Dibble, Suzanne ^b   DeJoseph, Jeanne ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Gay; Gender identity; Homosexual; Lesbian; Sexual orientation; Transgender

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLICATION BIAS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958002459     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0b013e3181e63e49     Document Type: Article

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