Knowledge of and attitude toward transsexualism among college students

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-35

  Antoszewski, Bogusław ^a   Kasielska, Anna ^a   Jędrzejczak, Marta ^a   Kruk Jeromin, Julia ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Attitude; Knowledge; Rights; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SOCIAL INSURANCE; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 33847366652     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-006-9029-1     Document Type: Review

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