Ensuring Comprehensive Care and Support for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and Adolescents

@article{Rafferty2018EnsuringCC,
  title={Ensuring Comprehensive Care and Support for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and Adolescents},
  author={Jason R. Rafferty},
  journal={Pediatrics},
  year={2018},
  volume={142}
}
As a traditionally underserved population that faces numerous health disparities, youth who identify as transgender and gender diverse (TGD) and their families are increasingly presenting to pediatric providers for education, care, and referrals. The need for more formal training, standardized treatment, and research on safety and medical outcomes often leaves providers feeling ill equipped to support and care for patients that identify as TGD and families. In this policy statement, we review… 
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