Birth order and ratio of brothers to sisters in Spanish transsexuals

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 505-510

  Gómez Gil, Esther ^a   Esteva, Isabel ^b   Carrasco, Rocío ^b   Almaraz, M Cruz ^b   Pasaro, Eduardo ^c   Salamero, Manel ^a   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

Birth order; Gender identity disorder; Sexual orientation; Sibling sex ratio; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; SEX RATIO; SIBLING; SPAIN; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; SEX RATIO; SIBLINGS; SPAIN; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 79958751446     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9614-3     Document Type: Article

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