Transgender health: Findings from two needs assessment studies in Philadelphia

Health and Social Work

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-26

  Kenagy, Gretchen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Health barriers; HIV AIDS; Suicide; Transgender; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PHILADELPHIA; REFUSAL TO TREAT; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TRANSSEXUALISM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 21244488641     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/30.1.19     Document Type: Article

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