Disorders of Sex Development
a guide for parents and physicians
$59.25
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
14 April 2012
Summary
Compassionately written by an experienced team of professionals, this book offers parents and families essential information about the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of sex development, or DSD. DSD refers to medical conditions, usually discovered at birth, in which there is disagreement between a person’s genetic sex (i.e., chromosomes) and the appearance of the person’s external or internal reproductive structures. After their child is diagnosed with DSD, parents need answers …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421405025 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1421405024 |
| Series: | A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book |
| Author: | Amy B. Wisniewski, Steven D. Chernausek, Bradley P. Kropp |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 14 April 2012 |
| Weight: | 159g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 8mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
This is essential reading for any family that has a child with DSD.
This is essential reading for any family that has a child with DSD. Nursing Times
About The Author
Amy B. Wisniewski
Amy B. Wisniewski, Ph.D., is a research psychologist and an associate professor of urology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Steven D. Chernausek, M.D., is a pediatric endocrinologist and a professor of pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Bradley P. Kropp, M.D., is a pediatric urologist and a professor of urology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
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