Children in lesbian-led families: A review

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-166

  Tasker, Fiona ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Family structure; Lesbian mother; Parent child interaction; Socio emotional development

Indexed keywords

CHILD GROWTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIVORCE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 0032932171     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104599004002003     Document Type: Review

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