A pilot training programme for health and social care professionals providing oncological and palliative care to lesbian, gay and bisexual patients in Ireland

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1050-1054

  Reygan, Finn C G ^a   D'Alton, Paul ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

bisexual; cancer; gay; lesbian; oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; LGBT PEOPLE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CARE; BISEXUALITY; EDUCATION; LESBIANISM; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SOCIAL WORK;

BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE MEDICINE; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 84877576569     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3103     Document Type: Article

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