The development of sex reassignment surgery in Thailand: A social perspective

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Chokrungvaranont, Prayuth ^a   Selvaggi, Gennaro ^b   Jindarak, Sirachai ^a   Angspatt, Apichai ^a   Pungrasmi, Pornthep ^a   Suwajo, Poonpismai ^a   Tiewtranon, Preecha ^c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Preecha Aesthetic Institute (PAI)   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SEX REASSIGNMENT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; THAILAND; TRANSGENDERISM; TRANSSEXUALISM; TRANSSEXUALITY; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSGENDER;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; RELIGION; SEX REASSIGNMENT SURGERY; SURGEONS; THAILAND; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS;

EID: 84897494554     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/182981     Document Type: Review

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