Clinical characteristics of a total cohort of female and male applicants for sex reassignment: A descriptive study

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-194

  Landen M ^a   Walinder J ^b   Lundstrom B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender identity disorder; Psychosocial characteristics; Sex differences; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 0031894701     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb09986.x     Document Type: Article

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