Long-Term Follow-Up of Adults with Gender Identity Disorder

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1321-1329

  Ruppin, Ulrike ^a   Pfäfflin, Friedemann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Follow up; Gender dysphoria; Gender identity disorder; Transgenderism; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER IDENTITY; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENDER IDENTITY; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 84931007063     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-014-0453-5     Document Type: Article

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