Friends, Family, and Caregiving Among Midlife and Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adults

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-102

  Croghan, Catherine F ^a   Moone, Rajean P ^b   Olson, Andrea M ^c  

^a Croghan Consulting   (United States)

^b Greater Twin Cities United Way ^*  (United States)

^c ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; caregiver; homosexual; LGBT; non kin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; TRANSSEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS;

EID: 84890025880     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2013.835238     Document Type: Article

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