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Addressing the healthcare needs of older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender patients in medical school curricula: a call to action

Sophie M. CannonCollege of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Vipul ShuklaLGBT Health Policy and Practice Graduate Program, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0949-7880
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Allison A. VanderbiltDepartment of Family Medicine, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9758-7180
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Article: 1320933 | Received 22 Dec 2016, Accepted 11 Apr 2017, Published online: 04 May 2017

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