High levels of same-sex experiences in the Netherlands: Prevalences of same-sex experiences in historical and international perspective

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 993-1010

  Kuyper, Lisette ^a   Vanwesenbeeck, Ine ^a  

^a Rutgers Nisso Group   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Homosexuality; Prevalences; Same sex attraction; Same sex sex; Sexual identity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HISTORY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449366604     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360903275401     Document Type: Article

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