Is gender reassignment surgery evidence based? Recommendation for the seventh version of the WPATH standards of care

International Journal of Transgenderism

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 206-214

  Monstrey, Stan ^a   Vercruysse Jr , Herman ^a   De Cuypere, Griet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Evidence based; Gender identity disorder; Gender reassignment; Review; Sex reassignment surgery; Transsexual

Indexed keywords

EID: 73449146009     PISSN: 15532739     EISSN: 14344599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15532730903383799     Document Type: Article

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