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Lives in a chiaroscuro. Should we suspend the puberty of children with gender identity disorder?
- Dr S Giordano, CSEP/IMLAB, and the Manchester Institute of Science, Ethics and Innovation, The University of Manchester, Williamson Building, The School of Law, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; simona.giordano{at}manchester.ac.uk
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Lives in a chiaroscuro. Should we suspend the puberty of children with gender identity disorder?
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- Received March 21, 2007
- Revised December 21, 2007
- Accepted January 9, 2008
- First published July 30, 2008.
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July 30, 2008
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2008 BMJ Publishing Group & Institute of Medical Ethics
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