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Health Care Barriers and Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence: A Review of the Literature
Article first published online: 28 JUN 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2006.tb00049.x
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Freedberg, P. (2006), Health Care Barriers and Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 2: 15–25. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2006.tb00049.x
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- Issue published online: 28 JUN 2008
- Article first published online: 28 JUN 2008
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Keywords:
- sexual minority group;
- health care barriers;
- same-sex intimate partner violence;
- discrimination;
- homosexuality;
- cultural competence;
- forensic nursing
Minority groups experience barriers to accessing and receiving health care. Sexual minorities, which include gay men and lesbians, have no specific defining physical characteristics and are not as easy to identify as other minority groups. Consequently, their unique health care disparities are frequently overlooked. Myths and facts regarding the common barriers to health care, including those specific to same sex intimate partner violence, are explored.