The ethics of research into the cause(s) of homosexuality

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 5-30

  Schüklenk, Udo ^a   Ristow, Michael ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; SEXUALITY;

EID: 0029822107     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v31n03_02     Document Type: Article

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