Military Healthcare Providers' Knowledge and Comfort Regarding the Medical Care of Active Duty Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Patients

LGBT Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 86-90

  Rerucha, Caitlyn M ^a,b   Runser, Lloyd A ^a,c   Ee, Juliana S ^a   Hersey, Elizabeth G ^a  

^a WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Novant Health Cotswold Family Medicine Arboretum   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; bisexual; gay; lesbian; military; provider

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY; SOLDIER;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES;

EID: 85040608363     PISSN: 23258292     EISSN: 23258306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2016.0210     Document Type: Article

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