The relation of birth order to sexual orientation in men and women

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 511-519

  Blanchard, Ray ^a   Zucker, Kenneth J ^a   Siegelman, Marvin ^a   Dickey, Robert ^a   Klassen, Philip ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HY ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SIBLING;

ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031757987     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932098005112     Document Type: Article

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