Hormone treatment of gender identity disorder in a cohort of children and adolescents

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 196, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 578-581

  Hewitt, Jacqueline K ^a   Paul, Campbell ^a   Kasiannan, Porpavai ^a   Grover, Sonia R ^a   Newman, Louise K ^b   Warne, Garry L ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBSESSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBERTY DISORDERS; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANDROGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; PUBERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSSEXUALISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861627237     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10222     Document Type: Article

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