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An Evaluation of Service Utilization Among Male to Female Transgender Youth: Qualitative Study of a Clinic-Based Sample

Heather L. Corliss MPH and PhD Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Marvin Belzer MD Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles; Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
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Catherine Forbes PhD Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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Erin C. Wilson MPH and DrPH Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Pages 49-61 | Received 18 Dec 2006, Accepted 10 Mar 2007, Published online: 11 Oct 2008

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