True hermaphroditism in southern Africa: The clinical picture

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 363-368

  Wiersma, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abnormal genitalia; Infertility; True hermaphroditism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENITAL MALFORMATION; GONAD; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUE HERMAPHRODITISM;

EID: 3242696151     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-004-1200-0     Document Type: Review

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