Addressing gaps in physician knowledge regarding transgender health and healthcare through medical education
Background: Transgender people (those people whose sex at birth does not “match” their felt gender identity) are a priority group for healthcare as they experience high rates of discrimination and related illnesses. Despite this, there is a trend of poor healthcare access for trans people due, in la...
Main Authors: | Deborah McPhail, Marina Rountree-James, Ian Whetter |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Medical Education Journal
2016-10-01
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Series: | Canadian Medical Education Journal |
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Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/36785 |
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