Awareness of LGBT aging issues among aging services network providers

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 659-677

  Hughes, Anne K ^a   Harold, Rena D ^a   Boyer, Janet M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

LGBT populations issues; Quantitative; Social services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POVERTY; SOCIAL WORK; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AWARENESS; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY; POVERTY; SOCIAL WORK; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053476424     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2011.585392     Document Type: Article

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