Social Work Practice With LGBT Seniors

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 889-907

  Gratwick, Steve ^a   Jihanian, Lila J ^b   Holloway, Ian W ^b   Sanchez, Marisol ^b   Sullivan, Kathleen ^a  

^a LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

LGBT; LGBT aging; seniors services

Indexed keywords

AGED; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; TRANSGENDER; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BISEXUALITY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL WORK; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84927178648     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2014.885475     Document Type: Article

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