Transsexual primary care

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 403-408

  Jenner, Christopher O ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Ethics; Gay health; Gender identity; Gender reassignment; Transexual

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRANSSEXUALISM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURE; ETHICS, NURSING; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 77955395839     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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