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Review
. 2019 Jul 2;171(1):ITC1-ITC16.
doi: 10.7326/AITC201907020.

Care of the Transgender Patient

Joshua D Safer  1 , Vin Tangpricha  2
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Review

Care of the Transgender Patient

Joshua D Safer et al. Ann Intern Med. .

Abstract

Transgender persons are a diverse group whose gender identity differs from their sex recorded at birth. Some choose to undergo medical treatment to align their physical appearance with their gender identity. Barriers to accessing appropriate and culturally competent care contribute to health disparities in transgender persons, such as increased rates of certain types of cancer, substance abuse, mental health conditions, infections, and chronic diseases. Thus, it is important that clinicians understand the specific medical issues that are relevant to this population.

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  • Care of the Transgender Patient.
    Klein W. Klein W. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Nov 19;171(10):774-775. doi: 10.7326/L19-0533. Ann Intern Med. 2019. PMID: 31739318 No abstract available.
  • Care of the Transgender Patient.
    Herbst ED, Harris E, Pennington DL, Batki SL. Herbst ED, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Nov 19;171(10):775. doi: 10.7326/L19-0534. Ann Intern Med. 2019. PMID: 31739319 No abstract available.
  • Care of the Transgender Patient.
    Safer JD, Tangpricha V. Safer JD, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Nov 19;171(10):775-776. doi: 10.7326/L19-0535. Ann Intern Med. 2019. PMID: 31739320 No abstract available.

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