It's not all darkness: Robustness, resilience, and successful transgender aging

LGBT Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-33

  Witten, Tarynn M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; chronic illness; cross dresser; disability; eldercare; end of life; gender; gender identity; gender self perception; hospice; later life; LGBT; palliative care; queer; sex; sexuality; transgender; transsexual

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969135119     PISSN: 23258292     EISSN: 23258306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2013.0017     Document Type: Review

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