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Comfort among older lesbian and gay people in disclosing their sexual orientation to health and aged care services

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Comfort among older lesbian and gay people in disclosing their sexual orientation to health and aged care services. / Lyons, Anthony; Alba, Beatrice; Waling, Andrea et al.
In: Journal of Applied Gerontology, Vol. 40, No. 2, 28.02.2021, p. 132-141.

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Lyons, A, Alba, B, Waling, A, Minichiello, V, Barrett, C, Hughes, M, Fredriksen‐Goldsen, K, Edmonds, S & Pepping, CA 2021, 'Comfort among older lesbian and gay people in disclosing their sexual orientation to health and aged care services', Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 132-141. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820925330

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Lyons, A., Alba, B., Waling, A., Minichiello, V., Barrett, C., Hughes, M., Fredriksen‐Goldsen, K., Edmonds, S., & Pepping, C. A. (2021). Comfort among older lesbian and gay people in disclosing their sexual orientation to health and aged care services. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40(2), 132-141. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820925330

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Lyons A, Alba B, Waling A, Minichiello V, Barrett C, Hughes M et al. Comfort among older lesbian and gay people in disclosing their sexual orientation to health and aged care services. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 2021 Feb 28;40(2):132-141. Epub 2020 Jun 1. doi: 10.1177/0733464820925330

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Lyons, Anthony ; Alba, Beatrice ; Waling, Andrea et al. / Comfort among older lesbian and gay people in disclosing their sexual orientation to health and aged care services. In: Journal of Applied Gerontology. 2021 ; Vol. 40, No. 2. pp. 132-141.

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