Female and male transgender quality of life: Socioeconomic and medical differences

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 743-750

  Motmans, Joz ^a   Meier, Petra ^a   Ponnet, Koen ^a   T'Sjoen, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Medical Indicators; Quality of Life; Socioeconomic Differences; Transgender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FEMALE TO MALE TRANSSEXUAL; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 84857646752     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02569.x     Document Type: Article

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