Socio-demographic characteristics of transsexuals referred to the forensic medicine center in southwest of Iran

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 224-227

  Hedjazi, A ^a   Zarenezhad, Mohammad ^a   Hoseinzadeh, A ^a   Hassanzadeh, R ^a   Hosseini, Seyed Mohammad Vahid ^b  

^a LEGAL MEDICINE RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

^b HORMOZGAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fars; Forensic medicine; Gender identity disorder; Iran; Population characteristics; Socio demographic characteristics; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEX RATIO; SEX REASSIGNMENT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSSEXUALISM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84875359810     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.109198     Document Type: Article

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