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Hidden identities and concealed dangers: visual art, transgender health and wellbeing

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Hidden identities and concealed dangers: visual art, transgender health and wellbeing. / Rose, Emma Elizabeth; Lonsdale, Stephen.
In: International Journal of the Image, Vol. 7, No. 1, 03.2016, p. 1-12.

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Rose EE, Lonsdale S. Hidden identities and concealed dangers: visual art, transgender health and wellbeing. International Journal of the Image. 2016 Mar;7(1):1-12. Epub 2016 Jan 8. doi: 10.18848/2154-8560/CGP/v07i01/1-12

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