Disorders of sex development

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 440-445

  Nabhan, Zeina M ^a,b   Lee, Peter A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Disorders of sex development; Gender identity; Gender role; Genital surgery; Sex assignment

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE CIPIONATE;

ADD ON THERAPY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; LOADING DRUG DOSE; NEWBORN DISEASE; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; HERMAPHRODITISM; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34648851393     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e3282eeb13d     Document Type: Review

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