Agreement between medical records and self-reports: Implications for transgender health research

Joseph Gerth1, Tracy A. Becerra-Culqui2, Andrew S. Bradlyn3, Darios Getahun2, Enid M. Hunkeler4, Timothy L. Lash1, Andrea Millman5, Rebecca Nash1, Virginia P. Quinn2, Brandi Robinson3, Douglas W. Roblin6, Michael J. Silverberg7, Vin Tangpricha8, Suma Vupputuri6, Michael Goodman1
1Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, CNR 3021, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
2Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA, USA
3Center for Clinical and Outcomes Research, Kaiser Permanente Georgia, Atlanta, GA, USA
4Emerita, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Northern California, Oakland, CA, USA
5Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Northern California, Oakland, CA, USA
6Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States, Rockville, MD, USA
7Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, USA
8School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

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