Identifying training needs of health-care providers related to treatment and care of transgendered patients: A qualitative needs assessment conducted in New England

International Journal of Transgenderism

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 93-112

  Lurie, Samuel ^a  

^a New England AIDS Education and Training Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; HIV AIDS; Training needs; Transgender

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; SCREENING; STAFF TRAINING; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 33644625181     PISSN: 15532739     EISSN: 14344599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J485v08n02_09     Document Type: Article

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