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. 2017 Aug 1;177(8):1210-1212.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.1460.

Association Between Gender Minority Status and Self-Reported Physical and Mental Health in the United States

Carl G Streed Jr  1 , Ellen P McCarthy  2 , Jennifer S Haas  1
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Association Between Gender Minority Status and Self-Reported Physical and Mental Health in the United States

Carl G Streed Jr et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This study examines gender minority adults in the United States in terms of whether they experience health disparities compared with their cisgender peers.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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