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Randomized Controlled Trials Are the ‘Gold Standard’ of Research — But a Difficult Fit for Trans Care

September 18, 2023

Ayden Scheim, PhD, an assistant professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a Sept. 15 STAT article about the limitations of randomized controlled trials in studies about gender-affirming care.

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