The investigation and management of the infant with ambiguous genitalia: A surgeon's perspective

Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 168-194

  Aaronson, Ian A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENDER IDENTITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; OVARY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER; TESTIS;

FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVARY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDERS; TESTIS;

EID: 0035403096     PISSN: 15385442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mps.2001.116127     Document Type: Article

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