Comparisons of two groups of sex-change applicants based on the MMPI

Psychological Reports

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 233-240

  Michel, Aude ^a   Legros, J J ^b   Cornet, J P ^b   Ansseau, M ^b   Pitchot, W ^b   Mormont, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSVESTISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MMPI; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; STEREOTYPING; TRANSVESTISM;

EID: 0040671463     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2002.91.1.233     Document Type: Article

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