A needs assessment of transgendered people of color living in Washington, DC

International Journal of Transgenderism

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 31-47

  Xavier, Jessica M ^a,b   Bobbin, Marilyn ^b   Singer, Ben ^c   Budd, Earline ^d  

^a Transresearchorg   (United States)

^b GenderWorks Comsulting Group ^*  (United States)

^c GenderWorks Comsulting Group

^d Transgender Health Empowerment

Author keywords

African American; Health and social services; Hispanic; HIV AIDS; Transgender people of color

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33644617784     PISSN: 15532739     EISSN: 14344599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J485v08n02_04     Document Type: Article

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