Reported emergency department avoidance, use, and experiences of transgender persons in Ontario, Canada: results from a respondent-driven sampling survey.

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Transgender, transsexual, or transitioned (trans) people have reported avoiding medical care because of negative experiences or fear of such experiences. The extent of trans-specific negative emergency department (ED) experiences, and of ED avoidance, has not been documented.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Ann Emerg Med

Title: Annals of emergency medicine

ISSN (Electronic): 1097-6760

ISSN (Print): 0196-0644

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2014

Volume: 63

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: greta.bauer@schulich.uwo.ca.

[2 ] Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

[3 ] Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco and the LA Gay and Lesbian Center, Los Angeles, CA.

[4 ] Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Joseph's Healthcare, and the Department of Medicine, DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Publisher Item ID: S0196-0644(13)01453-4

DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.09.027

PubMed ID: 24184160

SO-VID: d78f9ad6-c2e6-4280-9ad7-43ddccd32503

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