Nomenclature in the world professional association for transgender health's standards of care: Background and recommendations

International Journal of Transgenderism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-52

  Matte, Nicholas ^a   Devor, Aaron H ^b   Vladicka, Theresa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c MACEWAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender identity disorder; Professional guidelines; Standards of care; Transgender; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650066510     PISSN: 15532739     EISSN: 14344599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15532730902799979     Document Type: Article

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