Hormonal therapy and sex reassignment: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quality of life and psychosocial outcomes

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 214-231

  Murad, Mohammad Hassan ^a   Elamin, Mohamed B ^a   Garcia, Magaly Zumaeta ^a   Mullan, Rebecca J ^a   Murad, Ayman ^b   Erwin, Patricia J ^a   Montori, Victor M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Centre Hospitalier de Rouffach   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SEX REASSIGNMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL AND GENDER DISORDERS;

EID: 74549210529     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03625.x     Document Type: Article

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