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Training in Gender Affirming Care is Medically Necessary

K. Fallin-Bennett, M. Arterburn and S. T. Marks
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2025, jabfm.2024.240266R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240266R1
K. Fallin-Bennett
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY (KF-B, MA and STM)
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M. Arterburn
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S. T. Marks
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2025, jabfm.2024.240266R1; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240266R1

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2025, jabfm.2024.240266R1; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240266R1
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