Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patient Care: Medical Students' Preparedness and Comfort

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 254-263

  White, William ^a   Brenman, Stephanie ^a   Paradis, Elise ^a   Goldsmith, Elizabeth S ^a   Lunn, Mitchell R ^a   Obedin Maliver, Juno ^a   Stewart, Leslie ^a   Tran, Eric ^a   Wells, Maggie ^a   Chamberlain, Lisa J ^a   Fetterman, David M ^a   Garcia, Gabriel ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

and comfort; bisexual; gay; lesbian; patient care; transgender health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSGENDER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938542989     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2015.1044656     Document Type: Article

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