Introduction to the special issue on "The treatment of gender dysphoric/gender variant children and adolescents"

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 295-300

  Drescher, Jack ^a   Byne, William ^b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 84859610191     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2012.653299     Document Type: Article

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