Sexual minority cancer survivors' satisfaction with care

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 28-38

  Jabson, Jennifer M ^a   Kamen, Charles S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer survivorship; care satisfaction; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

BISEXUALITY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MODEL; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL MINORITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; LESBIANISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVOR; TRANSGENDER;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVORS; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84961215679     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2015.1118717     Document Type: Article

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