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"Primary care is primary care": Use of Normalization Process Theory to explore the implementation of primary care services for transgender individuals in Ontario.

Erin ZieglerRuta ValaitisJennifer YostNancy CarterCathy Risdon
Published in: PloS one (2019)
Primary care services for transgender individuals can and should be delivered in all models of primary care. Training and awareness for healthcare practitioners are needed to develop capacity in providing primary care to transgender individuals. A greater number of practitioners and organizations are needed to take on this work, embedding and normalizing transgender care into routine practice to address barriers to access and improve quality of care for transgender individuals.
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