Attitudes of Heterosexual Assisted Living Residents Toward Gay and Lesbian Peers

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 167-189

  Donaldson, Weston V ^a   Asta, Elizabeth L ^b   Vacha Haase, Tammi ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted living; gay and lesbian; heterosexual; qualitative; resident attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894273859     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2013.868849     Document Type: Article

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