Applying Leadership to Facilitate Physician-Patient Communication and Promote Health in the Lesbian Community
Lesbian women experience health inequalities primarily related to their experiences of discrimination, homophobia, and the assumption of heterosexism. This milieu of experiences can lead to an avoidance of routine health care, screening, and non-disclosure of sexual orientation to physicians. Lesbia...
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| Language: | English |
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University of North Florida
2009-04-01
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| Series: | Florida Public Health Review |
| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1071&context=fphr |