Birth order and sexual orientation in men: Evidence for two independent interactions

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 811-819

  Bogaert, Anthony F ^a   Liu, Jian ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PARENTAL AGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIRTH ORDER; BODY HEIGHT; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO;

EID: 33845873836     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932005001033     Document Type: Article

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