Sibling sex ratio and birth order in early-onset gender dysphoric adolescents

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 541-549

  Schagen, Sebastian E E ^a   Delemarre Van De Waal, Henriette A ^a,b   Blanchard, Ray ^c   Cohen Kettenis, Peggy T ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth order; Gender dysphoria; Gender identity disorder; Homosexuality; Sibling sex ratio; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SIBLING; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX RATIO; SIBLINGS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 84864026907     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-011-9777-6     Document Type: Article

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