Birth order and sibling sex ratio in homosexual and heterosexual non- white men

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 467-473

  Bogaert, Anthony F ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth order; Non Whites; Sex ratio; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; ETHNIC GROUP; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SIBLING;

ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0031696908     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018752513198     Document Type: Article

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