Asexuality: Prevalence and associated factors in a national probability sample

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 279-287

  Bogaert, Anthony F ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENARCHE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RELIGION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SHORT STATURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 4544380289     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490409552235     Document Type: Article

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