Age of puberty and sexual orientation in a national probability sample

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-81

  Bogaert, Anthony F ^a   Friesen, Chris ^b   Klentrou, Panagiota ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; Menarche; Probability sampling; Puberty; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MENARCHE; PROBABILITY; PUBERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBERTY; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0036481976     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014083218773     Document Type: Conference Paper

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