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International Journal of Transgenderism Volume 13, 2012 - Issue 3
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Voice Parameters That Result in Identification or Misidentification of Biological Gender in Male-to-Female Transgender Veterans

Robert S. King James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tennessee
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George R. Brown James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tennessee; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
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Christopher R. McCrea Department of Communicative Disorders, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
Pages 117-130 | Published online: 04 May 2012

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