Trends in Gender-affirming Surgery in Insured Patients in the United States

Background:. An estimated 0.6% of the U.S. population identifies as transgender and an increasing number of patients are presenting for gender-related medical and surgical services. Utilization of health care services, especially surgical services, by transgender patients is poorly understood beyond...

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Main Authors: Megan Lane, BA, Graham C. Ives, BA, Emily C. Sluiter, BS, Jennifer F. Waljee, MD, MPH, MS, Tsung-Hung Yao, BS, Hsou Mei Hu, PhD, MBA, MHS, William M. Kuzon, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-04-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001738