Challenges and Best Practices Using Claims Data to Study Gender-Affirming Surgery in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Populations.

Am J Public Health

Gray Babbs, Em Balkan, and Jaclyn M. W. Hughto are with the Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI. Dannie Dai is with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Elizabeth R. Boskey is with Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.

Published: October 2025


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