Training, Geography, and Provision of Aging Services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 426-443

  Knochel, K Abel ^a   Croghan, Catherine F ^b   Moone, Rajean P ^b   Quam, Jean K ^c  

^a AUGSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

curriculum and training; LGBT populations issues; quantitative; social services

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BISEXUALITY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CURRICULUM; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863854534     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2012.665158     Document Type: Article

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