Transgender health in Cuba: Evolving policy to impact practice

MEDICC Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 5-9

  Gorry, Conner ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CUBA; EDUCATION; ESTHETIC SURGERY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; REVIEW; TRANSSEXUALISM;

CUBA; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 78149492332     PISSN: 15557960     EISSN: 15273172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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