Expectations of later life support among lesbian and gay Queenslanders

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 161-166

  Hughes, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Community care network; Gay; Lesbian; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 78650145719     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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