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Changes in the management of children with intersex conditions

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The authors' work is supported by the Eugene Garfield Foundation of Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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  1. M Diamond is a Professor at the University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine and HG Beh is a Professor at the University of Hawaii William S Richardson School of Law, Honolulu, HI, USA.,

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Diamond, M., Beh, H. Changes in the management of children with intersex conditions. Nat Rev Endocrinol 4, 4–5 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpendmet0694

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