Transgender Veterans Are Inadequately Understood by Health Care Providers
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Transgender Veterans and the Veterans Health Administration: Exploring the Experiences of Transgender Veterans in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
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عنوان ژورنال: Military Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0026-4075,1930-613X
DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-14-00001