Ethical principles for the management of infants with disorders of sex development

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 412-418

  Gillam, Lynn H ^a,c,d   Hewitt, Jacqueline K ^b,c,d   Warne, Garry L ^b,c,d  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambiguous genitalia; Birth defects; Childhood paediatric; Disorders of sex development; Ethics; Gender; Genitourinary anomalies; Gonads; Intersex; Sex ambiguity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

DECISION MAKING; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 78650509905     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000316940     Document Type: Article

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