Same-sex parenting and child development: Reviewing the contribution of parental gender

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-40

  Tasker, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 76149090486     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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