Gender-Related Victimization, Perceived Social Support, and Predictors of Depression Among Transgender Australians

International Journal of Transgenderism

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-52

  Boza, Crystal ^a   Nicholson Perry, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

depression; discrimination; gender affirmative surgery; hormones; social support; Transgender; victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899723104     PISSN: 15532739     EISSN: 14344599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15532739.2014.890558     Document Type: Article

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