Gay male couples' paternal involvement in lesbian-parented families

Journal of Family Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 155-164

  Dempsey, Deborah ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Donor insemination; Gay fathers; Lesbian mothers; Paternal involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874278378     PISSN: 13229400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jfs.2012.18.2-3.155     Document Type: Article

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