Factors associated with health care discrimination experiences among a national sample of female-to-male transgender individuals

Health and Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 134-141

  Shires, Deirdre A ^a   Jaffee, Kim ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

discrimination; female to male individuals; gender identity; health care; transgender individuals

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; TRANSGENDER; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929744429     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/hlv025     Document Type: Article

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