Physical development and sexual orientation in women: Height, weight, and age of puberty comparisons

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 115-121

  Bogaert, Anthony F ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age of puberty; Height; Physical development; Sexual orientation; Weight; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031603048     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(97)00111-6     Document Type: Article

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