Gender Development in Transgender Preschool Children

Child Development

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 620-637

  Fast, Anne A ^a   Olson, Kristina R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; SIBLING; TRANSGENDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; GENDER IDENTITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; SIBLINGS; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 85043474980     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12758     Document Type: Article

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