The health and social service needs of transgender people in Philadelphia

International Journal of Transgenderism

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 49-56

  Kenagy, Gretchen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Health access; Service needs; Transgender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33644627856     PISSN: 15532739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J485v08n02_05     Document Type: Review

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