Evaluating the welfare of the child in same-sex families

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1609-1615

  Pennings, Guido ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

access; discrimination; ethics; homosexual; lesbian

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DEONTOLOGY; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REVIEW; SAME SEX FAMILY; SECULARISM; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 79959389081     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der109     Document Type: Review

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