Comparing the impact of homosexual and heterosexual parents on children: Meta-analysis of existing research

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 19-35

  Allen, Mike ^a   Burrell, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; WELLBEING;

CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0030452969     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v32n02_02     Document Type: Article

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