Gender-Affirming Care in Plastic Surgery Training: Moving beyond Metrics of Exposure

Affiliations

¹ The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
² The George Washington University, GW Cancer Center, Washington, D.C.
³ Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Urology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Ore.

Nicolas A Leighton et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022.

. 2022 Mar 1;149(3):601e-602e.

doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008840.

¹ The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
² The George Washington University, GW Cancer Center, Washington, D.C.
³ Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Urology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Ore.

No abstract available

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