10 citations,
February 2016 in “The Journal for Nurse Practitioners” Healthcare providers need better education and resources to give competent and sensitive care to transgender patients.
52 citations,
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146 citations,
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359 citations,
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1 citations,
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185 citations,
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96 citations,
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251 citations,
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75 citations,
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27 citations,
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131 citations,
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8 citations,
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34 citations,
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467 citations,
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157 citations,
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14 citations,
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14 citations,
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14 citations,
January 2018 in “Advances in Clinical Chemistry” The document concludes that hormonal biomarkers are key for diagnosing hyperandrogenemia in women and hypogonadism in men.
15 citations,
February 2019 in “Internal Medicine Journal” Australian doctors experienced in adult transgender healthcare mostly prescribe intramuscular testosterone and oral estradiol, recommend mental health assessments before hormone therapy, and support improved training and guidelines.
204 citations,
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7 citations,
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9 citations,
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658 citations,
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14 citations,
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115 citations,
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17 citations,
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134 citations,
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19 citations,
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