Health-related quality of life in children with disorders of sex development (DSD)

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 173, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 893-903

  Jürgensen, Martina ^a   Lux, Anke ^b   Wien, Sebastian Benedikt ^c   Kleinemeier, Eva ^a   Hiort, Olaf ^a   Thyen, Ute ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH); Disorders of sex development (DSD); Health related quality of life (HRQOL)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; DISORDER OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; KINDL R QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WELLBEING; AUSTRALIA; GERMANY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SWITZERLAND;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84903815617     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-014-2264-z     Document Type: Article

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