Additive effects of older brothers and homosexual brothers in the prediction of marriage and cohabitation

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-54

  Blanchard, Ray ^a   Bogaert, Anthony F ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth order; familiality; genetics; homosexuality; immunology; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CANADA; COITUS; FAMILY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030907631     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1025663325313     Document Type: Article

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