Familiality of gender identity disorder in non-twin siblings

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 546-552

  Gómez Gil, Esther ^a   Esteva, Isabel ^b   Almaraz, M Cruz ^b   Pasaro, Eduardo ^c   Segovia, Santiago ^d   Guillamon, Antonio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Familial studies; Gender identity disorder; Genetics; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SIBLING; SPAIN; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; SEXUAL AND GENDER DISORDERS; SIBLINGS; SPAIN; TRANSSEXUALISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952098369     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9524-4     Document Type: Article

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