Health Care policies addressing transgender inmates in prison systems in the United States

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 280-291

  Brown, George R ^a,b   McDuffie, Everett ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b James H Quillen VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care policies; Prison health care; Prison inmates; Transgender

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRISON; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PRISONS; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350129905     PISSN: 10783458     EISSN: 19405200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078345809340423     Document Type: Article

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