Family size in white gay and heterosexual men

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 117-122

  King, Michael ^a   Green, John ^b   Osborn, David P J ^a   Arkell, Jamie ^a   Hetherton, Jacqueline ^b   Pereira, Elizabeth ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Paterson Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family size; Homosexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PROGENY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 16844385111     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-005-1006-8     Document Type: Article

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