Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 47, Issue 12 , Pages 1361-1363 , December 2008

On the “Natural History” of Gender Identity Disorder in Children

  • Kenneth J. Zucker, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Dr. Kenneth J. Zucker, Gender Identity Service, Child, Youth, and Family Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1R8, Canada

,Accepted 15 July 2008.

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PII: S0890-8567(08)60133-1

doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31818960cf

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 47, Issue 12 , Pages 1361-1363 , December 2008

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