Suicide risk among transgender individuals

Psychology and Sexuality

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-43

  Maguen, Shira ^a   Shipherd, Jillian C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Risk factors; Suicide; Transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953907746     PISSN: 19419899     EISSN: 19419902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19419891003634430     Document Type: Article

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