Gender abuse, depressive symptoms, and substance use among transgender women: A 3-year prospective study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2199-2206

  Nuttbrock, Larry ^a   Bockting, Walter ^c   Rosenblum, Andrew ^a   Hwahng, Sel ^b   Mason, Mona ^a   Macri, Monica ^a   Becker, Jeffrey ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSGENDER; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907833273     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302106     Document Type: Article

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