Transgender aging and the care of the elderly transgendered patient

Principles of Transgender Medicine and Surgery

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 285-310

  Eyler, A Evan ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203822579     Document Type: Chapter

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