Discomfort, Judgment, and Health Care for Queers

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-160

  Harbin, Ami ^a   Beagan, Brenda ^a   Goldberg, Lisa ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Discomfort; Family physicians; Queer health; Transgender health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CANADA; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRANSSEXUALITY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; CANADA; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84860885718     PISSN: 11767529     EISSN: 18724353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-012-9367-x     Document Type: Article

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