Support Experiences and Attitudes of Australian Parents of Gender Variant Children

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1999-2007

  Riggs, Damien W ^a   Due, Clemence ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Families; Gender dysphoria; Gender variance; Healthcare professionals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930537060     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-014-9999-z     Document Type: Article

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