The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding Pdf

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Release: 2011-06-24
Publisher: National Academies Press
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 0309210615
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The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People pdf
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At a time when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals--often referred to under the umbrella acronym LGBT--are becoming more visible in society and more socially acknowledged, clinicians and researchers are faced with incomplete information about their health status. While LGBT populations often are combined as a single entity for research and advocacy purposes, each is a distinct population group with its own specific health needs. Furthermore, the experiences of LGBT individuals are not uniform and are shaped by factors of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geographical location, and age, any of which can have an effect on health-related concerns and needs.

The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People assesses the state of science on the health status of LGBT populations, identifies research gaps and opportunities, and outlines a research agenda for the National Institute of Health. The report examines the health status of these populations in Download The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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