A twin study of sexual behavior in men

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-136

  Lyons, Michael J ^a,b   Koenen, Karestan C ^c   Buchting, Francisco ^a   Meyer, Joanne M ^d   Eaves, Lindon ^d   Toomey, Rosemary ^a,b   Eisen, Seth A ^e,f   Goldberg, Jack ^g,h   Faraone, Stephen V ^b   Ban, Rachel J ^a   Jerskey, Beth A ^a   Tsuang, Ming T ^b,i  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^e Research and Medical Service   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^h Hines VA Coop Studs Prog C   (United States)

ⁱ HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Multiple sexual partners; Sexual behavior; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; TWINS; ADULT; AGE; COITUS; GENETICS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COITUS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042848851     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ASEB.0000014327.11433.66     Document Type: Article

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