Sex and gender diversity among transgender persons in ontario, Canada: Results from a respondent-driven sampling survey

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-14

  Scheim, Ayden I ^a   Bauer, Greta R ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSGENDER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919860238     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2014.893553     Document Type: Article

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