Adoptee overrepresentation among clinic-referred boys with gender identity disorder

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1040-1043

  Zucker, Kenneth J ^a   Bradley, Susan J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adoption; Boys; Gender identity disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032424525     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379804301011     Document Type: Article

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