Social work practice with transsexuals in Hong Kong who apply for sex reassignment surgery

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-103

  Ma, Joyce L C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Sex change surgery; Social work; Transsexuals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SOCIAL WORK; SUPPORT GROUP; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 0032732957     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v29n02_05     Document Type: Article

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