Adolescents of the US National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study: The impact of having a known or an unknown donor on the stability of psychological adjustment

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 630-637

  Bos, H M W ^a   Gartrell, N K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; anonymity; lesbian families; psychological adjustment; sperm donation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; PROGENY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCHOOL CHILD; SPERM DONOR;

EID: 79951563631     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq359     Document Type: Article

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