Ending LGBT invisibility in health care: the first step in ensuring equitable care.
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چکیده
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals experience health care disparities that will be eliminated only if clinicians elicit information about sexual orientation and gender identity from their patients through thoughtful, nonjudgmental discussion and history-taking.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
دوره 78 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011