"Trans broken arm": Health care stories from transgender people in rural areas
@inproceedings{Knutson2017TransBA, title={"Trans broken arm": Health care stories from transgender people in rural areas}, author={Doug Knutson and Julie M. Koch and Tori Arthur and Travis Mitchell and Meredith A. Martyr}, year={2017} }
According to scholars, transgender and gender diverse individuals suffer disproportionately from health related concerns such as depression, anxiety, psychological distress, and HIV infection. Scholars have also found that transgender people experience high rates of homelessness, harassment, violence, and unemployment. These challenges may ultimately affect the physical and emotional health of transgender individuals. Recently, calls for health related research among LGBT individuals have…
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