Care of the transgender patient: A survey of gynecologists' current knowledge and practice

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 114-118

  Unger, Cécile A ^a  

^a Women's Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; FEMALE TO MALE TRANSGENDER; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSGENDER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TRANSGENDER; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; OBSTETRICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSTETRICS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84923095406     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2014.4918     Document Type: Article

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