Gender-affirming surgeries in the era of insurance coverage: Developing a framework for psychosocial support and care navigation in the perioperative period

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 386-391

  Deutsch, Madeline B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Care navigation; Case management; Medicaid; Transgender

Indexed keywords

CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICINE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RECOGNITION; SAFETY; SURGERY; TRANSGENDER; VISIBILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INSURANCE;

GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84969158079     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2016.0092     Document Type: Note

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