Intersex and the olympic games

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 395-399

  Ritchie, Robert ^a   Reynard, John ^a,b   Lewis, Tom ^c  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c McCormack House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CADAVER; COMPETITION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENITAL SYSTEM; HERMAPHRODITISM; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; SPORT; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 49649085102     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2008.080086     Document Type: Review

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