title: Homosexuality: a neglected issue in stoma care.
abstract: Problems of living with an altered body image following stoma surgery have long been recognised, but the specific needs of homosexual patients undergoing such surgery have been largely disregarded. This article examines the ways in which nurses can support their homosexual stoma clients.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Caldwell
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010030:Ostomy / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*