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. 2019 Aug 1;179(8):1141-1144.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.7931.

Findings From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System on Health-Related Quality of Life Among US Transgender Adults, 2014-2017

Kellan E Baker  1
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Findings From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System on Health-Related Quality of Life Among US Transgender Adults, 2014-2017

Kellan E Baker. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This study compares health-related quality of life between US transgender and cisgender adults using data from the largest nationwide health survey to date to address transgender health.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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