Medical care for gender variant young people: Dealing with the practical problems

Sexologies

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 258-264

  Reed, B W D ^a   Cohen Kettenis, P T ^b   Reed, T ^a   Spack, N ^c  

^a Gender Identity Research and Education Society Melverley   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine intervention; Gender identity; Gender role; Paediatrician; Psychological assessment; Transgender

Indexed keywords

HORMONE ANTAGONIST;

ARTICLE; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FAMILY; FERTILITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PREPUBERTY; PROGNOSIS; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 56949098011     PISSN: 11581360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sexol.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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