Gender outcome in 46, XY complete androgen insensitivity syndrome: Comment on T'Sjoen et al. (2010)

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1221-1224

  Meyer Bahlburg, Heino F L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; GENETICS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ANDROGEN-INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 78651095239     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9640-1     Document Type: Letter

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