The interaction of birth order and parental age on sexual orientation: An examination in two samples

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-37

  Bogaert, Anthony F ^a   Cairney, John ^a,b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH ORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARENTAL AGE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; CANADA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATERNAL AGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0347717599     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932004006030     Document Type: Review

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