Successful aging among lgbt older adults: Physical and mental health-related quality of life by age group

Gerontologist

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 154-168

  Fredriksen Goldsen, Karen I ^a   Kim, Hyun Jun ^a   Shiu, Chengshi ^a   Goldsen, Jayn ^a   Emlet, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

(LGBT) Aging; Bisexual; Diversity; Gay; Health; Healthy aging; Lesbian; Life course; Successful aging; Transgender

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; AGED; AGING; BISEXUALITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MINORITY; TRANSGENDER; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MINORITIES; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84922466814     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnu081     Document Type: Article

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