title: Health care barriers and same-sex intimate partner violence: a review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Westmoreland Community College, Youngwood, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Freedberg
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D017579:Domestic Violence; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D012747:Sexual Partners