Creating a culturally competent clinical environment for LGBT patients

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 376-394

  Wilkerson, J Michael ^a   Rybicki, Sarah ^a   Barber, Cheryl A ^a   Smolenski, Derek J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical environment; Cultural competent care; Doctor patient communication; Health education; Lesbian gay bisexual transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961087778     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720.2011.589254     Document Type: Article

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