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Decision-making approaches in transgender healthcare: conceptual analysis and ethical implications

Over the past decades, great strides have been made to professionalize and increase access to transgender medicine. As the (biomedical) evidence base grows and conceptualizations regarding gender dysphoria/gender incongruence evolve, so too do ideas regarding what constitutes good treatment and deci...

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Main Authors: Gerritse, Karl, Hartman, Laura A., Bremmer, Marijke A., Kreukels, Baudewijntje P. C., Molewijk, Bert C.
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