Health and social service needs of transgender people in Chicago

International Journal of Transgenderism

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 57-66

  Kenagy, Gretchen P ^a   Bostwick, Wendy B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Health; Services; Transgender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33644627609     PISSN: 15532739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J485v08n02_06     Document Type: Article

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