Interventions for healthy aging among mature Black lesbians: Recommendations gathered through community-based research

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 530-542

  Seelman, Kristie L ^a   Adams, Mary Anne ^a   Poteat, Tonia ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Black African American; health; interventions; lesbian

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTHY AGING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GEORGIA; HEALTHY AGING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 85007341185     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2016.1256733     Document Type: Article

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