Health and well-being for late middle-aged and old lesbians in a rural area

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 27-46

  Butler, Sandra S ^a   Hope, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Harrington Family Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay; Health care; Lesbian; Middle aged lesbians; Old lesbians; Qualitative research; Rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009629839     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v09n04_02     Document Type: Article

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