Comparing Supports for LGBT Aging in Rural Versus Urban Areas

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 112-126

  Lee, Michael G ^a   Quam, Jean K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

baby boomers; LGBT populations; quantitative; social services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TRANSSEXUALITY; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

BISEXUALITY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES FOR TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION GROWTH; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84873137481     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2012.747580     Document Type: Article

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