Ethical guidelines for the clinical management of intersex

Sexual Development

Volumn 4, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 300-303

  Wiesemann, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Dignity; Disorders of sex development; Ethics; Guidelines; Intersex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER;

DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84882416009     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000316232     Document Type: Article

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