Lesbian Health Care: Women's Experiences and the Role for Social Work

Lesbian patients and their families may be exposed to discriminatory practices in the health care system. This qualitative study of 57 Midwestern lesbian parents used open- and closed-ended questions to examine the experiences the respondents had with their primary and secondary health care provider...

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Published in:Journal of social service research 2013-01, Vol.39 (1), p.16-37
Main Authors: Mercier, Lucy R., Harold, Rena D., Dimond, Margaret, Berlin, Scott
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Bisexuality
Delivery Systems
diversity
Family
Gays & lesbians
Health care
Health care delivery
Health Care Services
Health Professions
Health services
Homosexuality
lesbian parents
Lesbianism
Lesbians
LGBT
Parents
Prejudice
Qualitative research
Service delivery
Sexual orientation discrimination
Social work
Women
Women's issues
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Delivery Systems
diversity
Family
Gays & lesbians
Health care
Health care delivery
Health Care Services
Health Professions
Health services
Homosexuality
lesbian parents
Lesbianism
Lesbians
LGBT
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Sexual orientation discrimination
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Women
Women's issues
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