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Endovascular Laser Treatment and Radiofrequency Ablation for Varicose Veins
Implantable Devices for Single-Sided Deafness and Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss
Magnetic Resonance-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Treatment of Women with Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids
Clinical Utility of Serologic Testing for Celiac Disease and Asymptomatic Patients
Screening Mammography for Women Aged 40 to 49 Years at Average Risk for Breast Cancer
Midurethral Slings for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence
Emerging Pharmacogenomic Tests
Diurnal Tension Curves for Assessing the Development or Progression of Glaucoma
Collagen Cross-Linking Using Riboflavin and Ultraviolet-A for Corneal Thinning Disorders
Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy for Rehabilitation of Arm Dysfunction After Stroke in Adults
Internet-Based Device-Assisted Remote Monitoring of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD
Specialized Community-Based Care
Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty
Epilepsy Surgery
Twenty-Four-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Hypertension
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) for Treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis
Photoselective Vaporization for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Optimizing Chronic Disease Management in the Community (Outpatient) Setting
Electrical Stimulation for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Carbon-13 Urea Breath Test for Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Patients With Uninvestigated Ulcer-Like Dyspepsia
Hysteroscopic Tubal Sterilization
Vitamin B12 and Cognitive Function
Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Prostatectomy
The Appropriate Use of Neuroimaging in the Diagnostic Work-Up of Dementia
Chronic Disease Management Systems for the Treatment and Management of Diabetes in Primary Health Care Practices in Ontario
Parathyroid Hormone
Multiple Intravenous Infusions
Frequency of Testing for Dyslipidemia
Point-of-Care Hemoglobin A1c Testing
Optical Coherence Tomography Monitoring Strategies for A-VEGF-Treated Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Turning for the Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers
Arthroscopic Debridement of the Knee
Health Care for People Approaching End of Life
Capsule Endoscopy in the Assessment of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Is Transient Ischemic Attack a Medical Emergency?
Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Ontario
Caesarean Delivery Rate Review
Prostate-Specific Antigen-Based Population Screening for Prostate Cancer
Mitral Valve Clip for Treatment of Mitral Regurgitation
Positional Magnetic Resonance Imaging for People with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or Suspected Craniovertebral or Cervical Spine Abnormalities
Colon Capsule Endoscopy for the Detection of Colorectal Polyps
Pancreas Islet Transplantation for Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Transient Elastography for Assessment of Liver Fibrosis and Steatosis
Paclitaxel Drug-Eluting Stents in Peripheral Arterial Disease
Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Pain and Noncancer Pain
Left Ventricular Assist Devices for Destination Therapy
Mechanical Thrombectomy for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Minimal Residual Disease Evaluation in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Genetic Testing for Predisposition to Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Rhinitis Testing
Vertebral Augmentation
Composite Tissue Transplant of Hand or Arm
Retinal Prosthesis
Screening Breast Ultrasound
Fecal Microbiota Therapy
Hemoglobin A1c Testing in Diabetes
Preoperative Cardiac Stress Tests for Noncardiac Surgery
Testing Vitamin B12 Levels in Neuropathy, Alopecia, Dizziness, and Fatigue
Preoperative Consultations
Preoperative Resting Echocardiography for Noncardiac Surgery
Update on Multiple Sclerosis and Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Serum Vitamin B12 Testing
Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Neurosurgery for Essential Tremor
Magnetic Resonance Imaging as an Adjunct to Mammography for Breast Cancer Screening in Women at Less Than High Risk for Breast Cancer
Long-Term Continuous Ambulatory ECG Monitors and External Cardiac Loop Recorders for Cardiac Arrhythmia
Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Lumbosacral Dorsal Rhizotomy for Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Robotic Surgical System for Radical Prostatectomy
Electrical Stimulation for Pressure Injuries
Home-Based Subcutaneous Infusion of Immunoglobulin for Primary and Secondary Immunodeficiencies
Update on Physiotherapy Rehabilitation After Total Knee or Hip Replacement
Continuous Monitoring of Glucose for Type 1 Diabetes
Portable Ultraviolet Light Surface-Disinfecting Devices for Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Infections
Portable Normothermic Cardiac Perfusion System in Donation After Cardiocirculatory Death
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients With Severe, Symptomatic Aortic Valve Stenosis at Intermediate Surgical Risk
Auditory Brainstem Implantation for Adults With Neurofibromatosis 2 or Severe Inner Ear Abnormalities
Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery
10-kHz High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation for Adults With Chronic Noncancer Pain
Periodic Health Examinations
Folate and Folic Acid Testing
Ferritin Testing
Creatine Kinase Testing
Chloride Testing
Aspartate Aminotransferase Testing
Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System (52 mg) for Idiopathic Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Prolaris Cell Cycle Progression Test for Localized Prostate Cancer
Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device With Delivery System
Retinal Prosthesis System for Advanced Retinitis Pigmentosa
Bilateral Cochlear Implantation
Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Major Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Structured Education and Neuromuscular Exercise Program for Hip and-or Knee Osteoarthritis
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Cardiac Indications in Adults
Flash Glucose Monitoring System for People with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes
Cell-Free Circulating Tumour DNA Blood Testing to Detect EGFR T790M Mutation in People With Advanced NonSmall Cell Lung Cancer
Intermittent Catheters for Chronic Urinary Retention
Compression Stockings for the Prevention of Venous Leg Ulcer Recurrence
Electronic Monitoring Systems to Assess Urinary Incontinence
Psychotherapy for Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement Versus Fusion for Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease
Osseointegrated Prosthetic Implants for People With Lower-Limb Amputation
Nonthermal Endovenous Procedures for Varicose Veins
Fibreglass Total Contact Casting, Removable Cast Walkers, and Irremovable Cast Walkers to Treat Diabetic Neuropathic Foot Ulcers
Continual Long-Term Physiotherapy After Stroke
Home Narrowband Ultraviolet B Phototherapy for Photoresponsive Skin Conditions
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis
Remote Monitoring of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, and Permanent Pacemakers
Noninvasive Prenatal Testing for Trisomies 21, 18, and 13, Sex Chromosome Aneuploidies, and Microdeletions
Gene Expression Profiling Tests for Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer
Genome-Wide Sequencing for Unexplained Developmental Disabilities or Multiple Congenital Anomalies
Noninvasive Fetal RhD Blood Group Genotyping
Stance-Control Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses for People with Knee Instability
Enhanced Visualization Methods for First Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumour in Suspected Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for People With Treatment-Resistant Depression
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients With Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis and Low Surgical Risk
Proton Beam Therapy for Cancer in Children and Adults
Pigmented Lesion Assay for Suspected Melanoma Lesions
Prostatic Artery Embolization for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Multi-gene Pharmacogenomic Testing That Includes Decision-Support Tools to Guide Medication Selection for Major Depression
Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder or Acute Stress Disorder
DPYD Genotyping in Patients Who Have Planned Cancer Treatment With Fluoropyrimidines
Molecular Testing for Thyroid Nodules of Indeterminate Cytology
Genetic Testing for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Carrier Screening Programs for Cystic Fibrosis, Fragile X Syndrome, Hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemia, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Pre-surgical Nasal Decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus
Supplemental Screening as an Adjunct to Mammography for Breast Cancer Screening in People With Dense Breasts
Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Implantation for Degenerated Mitral or Tricuspid Bioprosthetic Valves
Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute and Subacute Blocked Arteries and Veins in the Lower Limbs: A Health Technology Assessment
First-Trimester Screening Program for the Risk of Pre-eclampsia Using a Multiple-Marker Algorithm
iStent for Adults With Glaucoma
Bariatric Surgery for Adults With Class I Obesity and Difficult-to-Manage Type 2 Diabetes
Homologous Recombination Deficiency Testing to Inform Patient Decisions About Niraparib Maintenance Therapy for High-Grade Serous or Endometrioid Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Wire-Free, Nonradioactive Localization Techniques to Guide Surgical Excision of Nonpalpable Breast Tumours
Placental Growth Factor (PlGF)-Based Biomarker Testing to Help Diagnose Pre-eclampsia in People With Suspected Pre-eclampsia
Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Pain
Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Testing for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma
Minimally Invasive Bleb Surgery for Glaucoma
Level 2 Polysomnography for the Diagnosis of Sleep Disorders
Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer in People With Obesity
Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy for Kidney Cancer
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Stress Urinary Incontinence, Fecal Incontinence, and Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Plasma-Based Comprehensive Genomic Profiling DNA Assays for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Neurosurgery for Treatment-Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Noninvasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Cluster Headache and Migraine
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Neuropathic Pain
Sucrose Octasulfate-Impregnated Dressings for Adults With Difficult-to-Heal Noninfected Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Difficult-to-Heal Noninfected Venous Leg Ulcers
Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging for Colorectal Surgery
Single-Exposure, Dual-Energy Subtraction Flat Panel X-Ray Detectors
Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Testing for Latent Tuberculosis Infection
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Behavioural Symptoms of Dementia
Quality Statement 1: Comprehensive Assessment
Quality Statement 2: Individualized Care Plan
Quality Statement 3: Individualized Nonpharmacological Interventions
Quality Statement 4: Indications for Psychotropic Medications
Quality Statement 5: Titrating and Monitoring Psychotropic Medications
Quality Statement 6: Switching Psychotropic Medications
Quality Statement 7: Medication Review for Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation
Quality Statement 8: Mechanical Restraint
Quality Statement 9: Informed Consent
Quality Statement 10: Specialized Interprofessional Care Team
Quality Statement 11: Provider Training and Education
Quality Statement 12: Caregiver Training and Education
Quality Statement 13: Appropriate Care Environment
Quality Statement 14: Transitions in Care
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Major Depression
Quality Statement 1: Comprehensive Assessment
Quality Statement 2: Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention
Quality Statement 3: Shared Decision-Making
Quality Statement 4: Treatment After Initial Diagnosis
Quality Statement 5: Adjunct Therapies and Self-Management
Quality Statement 6: Monitoring for Treatment Adherence and Response
Quality Statement 7: Optimizing, Switching, or Adding Therapies
Quality Statement 8: Continuation of Antidepressant Medication
Quality Statement 9: Electroconvulsive Therapy
Quality Statement 10: Assessment and Treatment for Recurrent Episodes
Quality Statement 11: Education and Support
Quality Statement 12: Transitions in Care
Emerging Practice Statement: Nonpharmacological Interventions
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Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Quality Statement 1: Comprehensive Initial Assessment
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Quality Statement 2: Shared Decision-Making
Quality Statement 3: Pharmacological Treatments
Quality Statement 4: Endometrial Biopsy
Quality Statement 5: Ultrasound Imaging
Quality Statement 6: Referral to a Gynecologist
Quality Statement 7: Endometrial Ablation
Quality Statement 8: Acute Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Quality Statement 9: Dilation and Curettage
Quality Statement 10: Offering Hysterectomy
Quality Statement 11: Least Invasive Hysterectomy
Quality Statement 12: Treatment for Fibroids Causing Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Quality Statement 13: Bleeding Disorders in Adolescents
Quality Statement 14: Treatment of Anemia and Iron Deficiency
The Quality Standard In Brief
Hip Fracture
Quality Statement 1: Emergency Department Management
Quality Statement 2: Surgery Within 48 Hours
Quality Statement 3: Multimodal Analgesia
Quality Statement 4: Surgery for Stable Intertrochanteric Fractures
Quality Statement 5: Surgery for Subtrochanteric or Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures
Quality Statement 6: Surgery for Displaced Intracapsular Fractures
Quality Statement 7: Postoperative Blood Transfusions
Quality Statement 8: Weight-Bearing as Tolerated
Quality Statement 9: Daily Mobilization
Quality Statement 10: Screening for and Managing Delirium
Quality Statement 11: Postoperative Management
Quality Statement 12: Patient, Family, and Caregiver Information
Quality Statement 13: Rehabilitation
Quality Statement 14: Osteoporosis Management
Quality Statement 15: Follow-Up Care
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Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Quality Statement 1: Risk Assessment
Quality Statement 2: Patient Education and Self-Management
Quality Statement 3: Referral to an Interprofessional Team
Quality Statement 4: Comprehensive Assessment
Quality Statement 5: Individualized Care Plan
Quality Statement 6: Pressure Redistribution
Quality Statement 7: Wound Debridement
Quality Statement 8: Local Infection Management
Quality Statement 9: Deep/Surrounding Tissue Infection or Systemic Infection Management
Quality Statement 10: Wound Moisture Management
Quality Statement 11: Health Care Provider Training and Education
Quality Statement 12: Transitions in Care
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Venous Leg Ulcers
Quality Statement 1: Screening for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Quality Statement 2: Patient Education and Self-Management
Quality Statement 3: Comprehensive Assessment
Quality Statement 4: Individualized Care Plan
Quality Statement 5: Compression Therapy
Quality Statement 6: Wound Debridement
Quality Statement 7: Local Infection Management
Quality Statement 8: Deep/Surrounding Tissue Infection or Systemic Infection Management
Quality Statement 9: Wound Moisture Management
Quality Statement 10: Treatment with Pentoxifylline
Quality Statement 11: Referral to Specialist
Quality Statement 12: Health Care Provider Training and Education
Quality Statement 13: Transitions in Care
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Pressure Injuries
Quality Statement 1: Risk and Skin Assessment
Quality Statement 2: Patient Education and Self-Management
Quality Statement 3: Comprehensive Assessment
Quality Statement 4: Individualized Care Plan
Quality Statement 5: Support Surfaces
Quality Statement 6: Repositioning
Quality Statement 7: Wound Debridement
Quality Statement 8: Local Infection Management
Quality Statement 9: Deep/Surrounding Tissue Infection or Systemic Infection Management
Quality Statement 10: Wound Moisture Management
Quality Statement 11: Surgical Consultation
Quality Statement 12: Health Care Provider Training and Education
Quality Statement 13: Transitions in Care
Emerging Practice Statement: Electrical Stimulation
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Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC)
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Quality Statement 1: Access to Vaginal Birth After Caesarean
Quality Statement 2: Discussion After Caesarean Birth
Quality Statement 3: Shared Decision-Making
Quality Statement 4: Previous Vaginal Birth
Quality Statement 5: Operative Reports and Incision Type
Quality Statement 6: Timely Access to Caesarean Birth
Quality Statement 7: Unplanned Labour
Quality Statement 8: Induction and Augmentation of Labour
Quality Statement 9: Signs and Symptoms of Uterine Rupture
The Quality Standard In Brief
Dementia
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Quality Statement 1: Comprehensive Assessment and Diagnosis
Quality Statement 2: Interprofessional Care Team
Quality Statement 3: Individualized Care Plan
Quality Statement 4: Named Point of Contact
Quality Statement 5: Education and Training for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers
Quality Statement 6: Education and Training for Health Care Providers
Quality Statement 7: Access to Support Services
Quality Statement 8: Caregiver Assessment and Support
Quality Statement 9: Safe Living Environment
Quality Statement 10: Access to Primary Care
The Quality Standard In Brief
Opioid Use Disorder
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Quality Statement 1: Identifying and Diagnosing Opioid Use Disorder
Quality Statement 2: Comprehensive Assessment and Collaborative Care Plan
Quality Statement 3: Addressing Physical Health, Mental Health, Additional Addiction Treatment Needs, and Social Needs
Quality Statement 4: Information to Participate in Care
Quality Statement 5: Opioid Agonist Therapy as First-Line Treatment
Quality Statement 6: Access to Opioid Agonist Therapy
Quality Statement 7: Treatment of Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms
Quality Statement 8: Access to Take-Home Naloxone and to Overdose Education
Quality Statement 9: Tapering Off of Opioid Agonist Therapy
Quality Statement 10: Concurrent Mental Health Disorders
Emerging Practice Statement: Pharmacological Treatment Options for People With Opioid Use Disorder and Treatment Options for Adolescents
Quality Statement 11: Harm Reduction
Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain
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Quality Statement 1: Comprehensive Assessment
Quality Statement 2: Setting Goals for Pain Management and Function
Quality Statement 3: First-Line Treatment With Non-opioid Therapies
Quality Statement 4: Shared Decision-Making and Information on the Potential Benefits and Harms of Opioids for Chronic Pain
Quality Statement 5: Initiating a Trial of Opioids for Chronic Pain
Quality Statement 6: Co-prescribing Opioids and Benzodiazepines
Quality Statement 7: Opioid Use Disorder
Quality Statement 8: Prescription Monitoring Systems
Quality Statement 9: Tapering and Discontinuation
Quality Statement 10: Health Care Professional Education
Opioid Prescribing for Acute Pain
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Quality Statement 1: Comprehensive Assessment
Quality Statement 2: Multimodal Therapies
Quality Statement 3: Opioid Dose and Duration
Quality Statement 4: Information on Benefits and Harms of Opioid Use and Shared Decision-Making
Quality Statement 5: Acute Pain in People Who Regularly Take Opioids
Quality Statement 6: Acute Pain in People With Opioid Use Disorder
Quality Statement 7: Prescription Monitoring Systems
Quality Statement 8: Tapering and Discontinuation
Quality Statement 9: Health Care Professional Education
Schizophrenia Care in the Community
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Palliative Care
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Quality Statement 1: Identification and Assessment of Needs
Quality Statement 2: Timely Access to Palliative Care Support
Quality Statement 3: Advance Care Planning-Substitute Decision-Maker
Quality Statement 4: Goals of Care Discussions and Consent
Quality Statement 5: Individualized, Person-Centred Care Plan
Quality Statement 6: Management of Pain and Other Symptoms
Quality Statement 7: Psychosocial Aspects of Care
Quality Statement 8: Education for Patients, Substitute Decision-Makers, Families, and Caregivers
Quality Statement 9: Caregiver Support
Quality Statement 10: Transitions in Care
Quality Statement 11: Setting of Care and Place of Death
Quality Statement 12: Interdisciplinary Team-Based Care
Quality Statement 13: Education for Health Care Providers and Volunteers
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
The Quality Standard In Brief
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Early Pregnancy Complications and Loss
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The Quality Standard In Brief
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Asthma in Adults
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Diabetes in Pregnancy
Problematic Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorder
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Asthma in Children and Adolescents
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Schizophrenia Care in Hospital
Quality Statement 1: Comprehensive Interprofessional Assessment
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Quality Statement 2: Screening for Substance Use
Quality Statement 3: Physical Health Assessment
Quality Statement 4: Promoting Physical Activity and Healthy Eating
Quality Statement 5: Promoting Smoking Cessation
Quality Statement 6: Treatment With Clozapine
Quality Statement 7: Treatment With Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Medication
Quality Statement 8: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Quality Statement 9: Family Intervention
Quality Statement 10: Follow-Up Appointment After Discharge
Quality Statement 11: Transitions in Care
Emerging Practice Statement: Nonpharmacological Interventions in Hospital
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Sickle Cell Disease
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Gender-Affirming Care for Gender-Diverse People
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