Biodemographic comparisons of homosexual and heterosexual men in the Kinsey interview data

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 551-579

  Blanchard, Ray ^a   Bogaert, Anthony F ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

birth order; body weight; homosexuality; parental age; puberty; sex ratio; sexual orientation; stature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PARENTAL AGE; PUBERTY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SIBLING;

BIRTH ORDER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PUBERTY;

EID: 0029808464     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02437839     Document Type: Article

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