Interaction of fraternal birth order and handedness in the development of male homosexuality

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 405-414

  Blanchard, Ray ^a   Cantor, James M ^a   Bogaert, Anthony F ^b   Breedlove, S Marc ^c   Ellis, Lee ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Antibody; Birth order; Handedness; Homosexuality; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HANDEDNESS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; VIRILIZATION;

BIRTH ORDER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 32544450597     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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