Perceived stigma, discrimination, and disclosure of sexual orientation among a sample of lesbian veterans receiving care in the department of veterans affairs

LGBT Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 147-153

  Mattocks, Kristin M ^a,b   Sullivan, J Cherry ^a   Bertrand, Christina ^a   Kinney, Rebecca L ^a   Sherman, Michelle D ^c   Gustason, Carolyn ^a,d  

^a VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; lesbian; quality care; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LESBIANISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 84969138566     PISSN: 23258292     EISSN: 23258306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2014.0131     Document Type: Article

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