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Response to Apóstolos et al.’s (2018) “Gender Identity and Sexual Function in 46,XX Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Raised as Males”

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Kim, H.J. Response to Apóstolos et al.’s (2018) “Gender Identity and Sexual Function in 46,XX Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Raised as Males”. Arch Sex Behav 48, 675–677 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1386-1

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