Developing a web-based platform to foster end-of-life planning among LGBT older adults.
Background LGBT aging shares much in common with aging in general; however, a significant dimension of difference lies in the pervasive marginalization and discrimination that LGBT older persons have experienced in a heteronormative environment. Aims Our project focused on the development of a web-b...
| Publicado en: | Gerontechnology Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 48 - 56 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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International Society for Gerontechnology
2017
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