Understanding lesbians’ healthcare behaviour: the case of breast self-examination
Date
2003-01-01
Authors
Advisors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN
0277-9536
Volume Title
Publisher
Elsevier
Type
Article
Peer reviewed
Abstract
Description
This paper makes an important contribution to the under-researched subject of lesbians’ breast health care. It presents qualitative data about lesbians’ reasons for not practising breast-self exam. Social Science & Medicine was chosen because it is ranked second in Journal Citation Reports for Social Sciences (biomedical) and has an impact factor of 2.619. The article has been cited in 6 journals listed in Scopus 2007. The paper has led to invitations to act as reviewer for the international journal Cancer, and the work on which it is based has been included on Stonewall’s website as important research on lesbian health.
Keywords
RAE 2008, UoA 40 Social Work and Social Policy & Administration
Citation
Fish, Julie, 1955- and Wilkinson, S. (2003) Understanding Lesbians’ Healthcare Behaviour: The Case of Breast Self-examination. Social Science & Medicine, 56 (2), pp. 235-245.