'But we have to do something': Surgical 'correction' of atypical genitalia

Body and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-66

  Roen, Katrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Embodiment; Gender; Queer; Sex; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749132118     PISSN: 1357034X     EISSN: 14603632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X07087530     Document Type: Article

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