Service users' experiences of obtaining and giving information about disorders of sex development

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-199

  Liao, L M ^a   Green, H ^b   Creighton, S M ^a   Crouch, N S ^a   Conway, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambiguous genitalia; Communication; Disclosure; Disorders of sex development; Intersex; Psychology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLITORIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DEVELOPMENT DISORDER; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SUPPORT GROUP; TESTIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISCLOSURE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDERS; SPOUSES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449140034     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02385.x     Document Type: Article

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