Male-to-female transgender individuals building social support and capital from within a gender-focused network

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-220

  Pinto, Rogério M ^a   Melendez, Rita M ^b   Spector, Anya Y ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital; Community based participatory research; Male to female transgender; Social network; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849120107     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720802235179     Document Type: Article

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