Defining and measuring sexual orientation: A review

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 643-658

  Sell, Randall L ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Definition; Homosexuality; Measurement; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CLASSIFICATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 0030730817     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1024528427013     Document Type: Article

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