Transgender Children and Adolescents Receiving Care in the US Military Health Care System.

Creator(s)

David A. Klein
Timothy A. Roberts, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Terry A. Adirim
Corinne A. Landis
Apryl Susi
Natasha A. Schvey
Elizabeth Hisle-Gorman

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2019

Identifier

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0105; PMCID: PMC6503498

Abstract

This study examines how the rate at which transgender and gender-diverse youth have sought gender-affirming health care from the military health services between 2010 and 2017.

Journal Title

JAMA Pediatr

Volume

173

Issue

5

First Page

491

Last Page

492

MeSH Keywords

Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Facilities and Services Utilization; Female; Health Policy; Health Services for Transgender Persons; Humans; Male; Military Health Services; Needs Assessment; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Resource Allocation; Retrospective Studies; Transgender Persons; United States; Young Adult

Keywords

Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Facilities and Services Utilization; Female; Health Policy; Health Services for Transgender Persons; Humans; Male; Military Health Services; Needs Assessment; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Resource Allocation; Retrospective Studies; Transgender Persons; United States; Young Adult

Recommended Citation

Klein DA, Roberts TA, Adirim TA, et al. Transgender Children and Adolescents Receiving Care in the US Military Health Care System. JAMA Pediatr. 2019;173(5):491-492. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0105