Cultural considerations for the world professional association for transgender health's standards of care: The asian perspective

International Journal of Transgenderism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-41

  Winter, Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asia; Gender identity; Health care; Standards of care; Transpeople

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650023043     PISSN: 15532739     EISSN: 14344599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15532730902799938     Document Type: Article

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