Ending LGBT invisibility in health care: The first step in ensuring equitable care

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 220-224

  Makadon, Harvey J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSSEXUALISM;

BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 79954506623     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.78gr.10006     Document Type: Article

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