Assessing the mental health and wellbeing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender population

Community Practitioner

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 24-27

  Ash, Marcia ^a   Mackereth, Catherine J ^b  

^a Newcastle upon Tyne ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b South Tyneside Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Discrimination; Gay; Health needs assessment; Inequalities; Lesbian; Mental health; Transgender

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STIGMA; TRANSSEXUALITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STIGMA; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS;

EID: 84875776491     PISSN: 14622815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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