How accurate is the family history method for assessing siblings' sexual orientation?

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-137

  Kirk, Katherine M ^a,c   Bailey, J Michael ^b   Martin, Nicholas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family history method; Reliability; Sexual orientation; Siblings; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SIBLING; TWINS;

ADULT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; SIBLING RELATIONS; TWINS;

EID: 0032975020     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018715821801     Document Type: Article

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