Intersecting impacts of transphobia and racism on HIV risk among trans persons of colour in Ontario, Canada

Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 97-107

  Longman Marcellin, Roxanne ^a   Bauer, Greta R ^a   Scheim, Ayden I ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discrimination; HIV; Intersectionality; Racism; Social determinants of health; Transphobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986169845     PISSN: 17570980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EIHSC-09-2013-0017     Document Type: Article

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