Healthcare needs of the transgender homeless population

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 320-339

  Spicer, Shane S ^a,b,c  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b PRIVATE PRACTICE   (United States)

^c Center CARE Recovery   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to care; Bisexual; Disparities; Gay; Healthcare needs; Homeless; Lesbian; LGBT; Mental health; Psychiatry; Public health; Queer; Transgender; Transsexual

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958532029     PISSN: 19359705     EISSN: 19359713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19359705.2010.505844     Document Type: Article

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