Body image and transsexualism

Psychopathology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 96-100

  Kraemer, Bernd ^a   Delsignore, Aba ^a   Schnyder, Ulrich ^a   Hepp, Urs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body image; Gender differences; Gender identity disorder; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSSEXUALISM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 37349060084     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000111554     Document Type: Article

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