Gender, sexuality and the discursive representation of access and equity in health services literature: Implications for LGBT communities

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Daley, Andrea E ^a   MacDonnell, Judith A ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b York University   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOMOSEXUALITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PUBLIC ACCESS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CANADA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY LIVING; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; LITERATURE; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; TRANSSEXUALISM;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 80053172069     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-10-40     Document Type: Article

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