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“What's the right thing to do?” Correctional healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes and experiences caring for transgender inmates

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  • Clark, Kirsty A.
  • White Hughto, Jaclyn M.
  • Pachankis, John E.

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Incarcerated transgender individuals may need to access physical and mental health services to meet their general and gender-affirming (e.g., hormones, surgery) medical needs while incarcerated.

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  • Clark, Kirsty A. & White Hughto, Jaclyn M. & Pachankis, John E., 2017. "“What's the right thing to do?” Correctional healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes and experiences caring for transgender inmates," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 193(C), pages 80-89.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:193:y:2017:i:c:p:80-89
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.09.052
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