An exploration of the views of gay and bisexual men in one London borough of both their primary care needs and the practice of primary care practitioners

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 124-130

  Cant, Bob ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

communication; gay and bisexual men; primary care; social networks; stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009712396     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1463423602pc097oa     Document Type: Article

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