What surgeons need to know about gender confirmation surgery when providing care for transgender individuals: A review

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 394-400

  Berli, Jens U ^a   Knudson, Gail ^b   Fraser, Lin ^c   Tangpricha, Vin ^d   Ettner, Randi ^e   Ettner, Frederic M ^f   Safer, Joshua D ^g   Graham, Julie ^h   Monstrey, Stan ⁱ   Schechter, Loren ^j  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Private Practice   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Psychologist in Private Practice   (United States)

^f NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h University Hospital Gent ^*  (United States)

ⁱ GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^j University Plastic Surgery   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN;

ADOLESCENT; BREAST AUGMENTATION; FACE SURGERY; FEMALE TO MALE TRANSGENDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LARYNX SURGERY; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSGENDER; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; REVIEW; SEX REASSIGNMENT; SURGERY; THORAX SURGERY; TRANSGENDER; UNITED STATES; UROLOGIC SURGERY; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSSEXUALISM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX REASSIGNMENT SURGERY; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 85018250394     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.5549     Document Type: Review

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