Therapy with Transsexual Youth and Their Families: A Clinical Tool for Assessing Youth's Readiness for Gender Transition

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 223-243

  Coolhart, Deborah ^a   Baker, Amanda ^a   Farmer, Sara ^a   Malaney, Meaghan ^a   Shipman, Dara ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84876109209     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: 17520606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2011.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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