Sexual orientation in a U.S. national sample of twin and nontwin sibling pairs

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 157, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1843-1846

  Kendler, K S ^a   Thornton, L M ^a   Gilman, S E ^a   Kessler, R C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SIBLING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TELEPHONE; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033761792     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.11.1843     Document Type: Article

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