Birth order in homosexual versus heterosexual sex offenders against children, pubescents, and adults

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 595-603

  Blanchard, Ray ^a,b   Bogaert, Anthony F ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth order; H Y antigen; Homosexuality; Pedophilia; Sexual offenders; Sexual orientation; Sibling sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PEDOPHILIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 0032412418     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018773117741     Document Type: Article

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