Features of eating disorder among male-to-female transsexuals

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-229

  Khoosal, Deenesh ^a   Langham, Chris ^a   Palmer, Bob ^a   Terry, Tim ^a   Minajagi, Manjunath ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eating disorder inventory; Features of eating disorders; Gender dysphoria; Gender identity disorder; Sex reassignment surgery; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350774173     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990903082161     Document Type: Article

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