Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, and 60 or older in north america

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 23-40

  Grossman, Arnold H ^a   D’augelli, Anthony R ^b   O’connell, Timothy S ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homosexuality; Internalized homophobia; Loneliness; Mental health; Physical health; Social support; Support network

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009609803     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v13n04_05     Document Type: Article

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