Recognizing and responding to misleading trans health research

S Rachel Skinner^{1

2}, Quinnehtukqut McLamore³, Olivia Donaghy^{4

5}, Stephen Stathis⁴, Julia K Moore^{6

7}, Tram Nguyen⁸, Cate Rayner⁸, Robert Tait⁹, Jemma Anderson¹⁰, Ken C Pang^{8

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Westmead, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Westmead, Australia.
² Children's Hospital Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia.
³ Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri at Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
⁴ Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Australia.
⁵ School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
⁶ Child and Adolescent Health Service Gender Diversity Service, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Australia.
⁷ School of Psychiatry and School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia.
⁸ Department of Adolescent Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Australia.
⁹ Maple Leaf House, John Hunter Children's Hospital, Newcastle, Australia.
¹⁰ Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
¹¹ Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Australia.
¹² Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

Editorial

S Rachel Skinner et al. Int J Transgend Health. 2024.

. 2024 Feb 5;25(1):1-9.

doi: 10.1080/26895269.2024.2289318. eCollection 2024.

¹ Department of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Westmead, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Westmead, Australia.
² Children's Hospital Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia.
³ Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri at Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
⁴ Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Australia.
⁵ School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
⁶ Child and Adolescent Health Service Gender Diversity Service, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Australia.
⁷ School of Psychiatry and School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia.
⁸ Department of Adolescent Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Australia.
⁹ Maple Leaf House, John Hunter Children's Hospital, Newcastle, Australia.
¹⁰ Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
¹¹ Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Australia.
¹² Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Stathis S is the Child and Youth Clinical Advisor, Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch, Queensland Health; no other conflicts were declared.

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