Changes in the management of children with intersex conditions

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-5

  Diamond, Milton ^a   Beh, Hazel G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b University of Hawaii William S Richardson School of Law   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HERMAPHRODITISM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROPENIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SHORT SURVEY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HERMAPHRODITISM; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTAL CONSENT; SEX COUNSELING;

EID: 37349121096     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0694     Document Type: Short Survey

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