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Original Articles

The role of psychologists in multi-disciplinary teams for intersex/diverse sex development: interviews with British and Swedish clinical specialists

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Pages 202-216 | Received 28 Mar 2019, Accepted 31 Oct 2019, Published online: 15 Nov 2019

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