Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health disparities: Executive summary of a policy position paper from the American College of Physicians

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 135-137

  Daniel, Hilary ^a   Butkus, Renee ^b   Tape, Thomas G ^b   De Long, Douglas M ^b   Beachy, Micah W ^b   Bornstein, Sue S ^b   Bush, James F ^b   Henry, Tracey ^b   Hood, Gregory A ^b   Kane, Gregory C ^b   Lohr, Robert H ^b   Minaei, Ashley ^b   Moyer, Darilyn V ^b   Rehman, Shakaib U ^b  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LGBT PEOPLE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; TRANSGENDER; BLOOD DONOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; INSURANCE; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREJUDICE; UNITED STATES;

BISEXUALITY; BLOOD DONORS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREJUDICE; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938226203     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M14-2482     Document Type: Article

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