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. 2025 Jan 13;67(1):e1-e2.
doi: 10.4102/safp.v67i1.6061.

'Gender affirming healthcare' is not what the family physician needs to know

Janet Giddy  1 , Allan Donkin, Reitze Rodseth
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'Gender affirming healthcare' is not what the family physician needs to know

Janet Giddy et al. S Afr Fam Pract (2004). .

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keywords: Gender affirming healthcare; South Africa; evidence-based guidelines; family physicians; gender dysphoria.

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The authors declare that they have no financial or personal relationships that may have inappropriately influenced them in writing this article.

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