Access to health services by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons: systematic literature review

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Alencar Albuquerque, Grayce ^a,b   De Lima Garcia, Cintia ^a,c   Da Silva Quirino, Glauberto ^b   Alves, Maria Juscinaide Henrique ^b   Belém, Jameson Moreira ^b   Dos Santos Figueiredo, Francisco Winter ^a   Da Silva Paiva, Laércio ^a   Do Nascimento, Vânia Barbosa ^a   Da Silva Maciel, Érika ^d   Valenti, Vitor Engrácia ^a   De Abreu, Luiz Carlos ^a   Adami, Fernando ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

^c Faculty of Juazeiro Brazil   (Brazil)

^d Lutheran University Center of Palmas Brazil   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Comprehensive health care; Health services; Health services accessibility; Homosexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; LGBT PEOPLE; MEDLINE; PUBLICATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; MALE; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSGENDER;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84954512693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12914-015-0072-9     Document Type: Article

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