Discrimination and delayed health care among transgender women and men

Medical Care

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1010-1016

  Jaffee, Kim D ^a   Shires, Deirdre A ^a   Stroumsa, Daphna ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; discrimination; transgender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SEXISM; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; TRANSGENDER; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREJUDICE; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84975156631     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000583     Document Type: Article

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