An exploration of terminology related to sexuality and gender: Arguments for standardizing the language

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 162-175

  Eliason, Michele J ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gender; gender identity; LGBT; sexual identity; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

GENDER; GENDER IDENTITY; LANGUAGE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STANDARDIZATION;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; SEXUALITY; STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEXUALITY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84892862038     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2013.775887     Document Type: Article

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