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Just the facts: transgender and gender diverse identities in emergency medicine

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Murdoch Leeies

  2. Department of Equity, Access & Participation, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Ellie Caslake

  3. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Carys Massarella

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Leeies, M., Caslake, E. & Massarella, C. Just the facts: transgender and gender diverse identities in emergency medicine. Can J Emerg Med 26, 10–14 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-023-00583-2

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