The aging population: Imperative to uncouple sex and gender to establish "gender equal" health care

Maturitas

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 421-425

  Bachmann, Gloria A ^a   Mussman, Brianna ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender nonconforming community; Transgender; Transgender discrimination; Transgender healthcare

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; GENDER BIAS; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; TRANSGENDER; FEMALE; MALE; PREJUDICE;

AGING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR TRANSGENDER PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREJUDICE; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84925257870     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.01.009     Document Type: Article

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