Lack of rating scale normalization and a socioeconomically advantaged population limits the generalizability of preadolescent transgender findings

Pediatrics

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  McKean, Alastair J ^a   Voort, Jennifer L Vande ^a   Croarkin, Paul E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSGENDER; TRANSSEXUALISM;

HUMANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 84976871776     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-1203A     Document Type: Letter

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