Cross-Sex Hormones and Metabolic Parameters in Adolescents With Gender Dysphoria
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatrics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-3173