Experiences of transgender-related discrimination and implications for health: Results from the Virginia transgender health initiative study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1820-1829

  Bradford, Judith ^a,b   Reisner, Sari L ^c   Honnold, Julie A ^d   Xavier, Jessica ^a,e  

^a FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RISK; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRANSSEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ODDS RATIO; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884146362     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300796     Document Type: Article

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