Patterns of referral to a gender identity service for children and adolescents (1976-2011): Age, sex ratio, and sexual orientation

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Wood, Hayley ^a   Sasaki, Shoko ^a   Bradley, Susan J ^a   Singh, Devita ^a   Fantus, Sophia ^a   Owen Anderson, Allison ^a   Di Giacomo, Alexander ^a   Bain, Jerald ^b   Zucker, Kenneth J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIANISM; LETTER; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL AND GENDER DISORDERS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 84870249628     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2012.675022     Document Type: Letter

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