Puberty: Maturation, Timing and Adjustment, and Sexual Identity Developmental Milestones Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth

Journal of LGBT Youth

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 107-124

  Grossman, Arnold H ^a   Foss, Alexander H ^b   D'Augelli, Anthony R ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; bisexual; developmental milestones; gay; lesbian; menarche; pubertal timing; puberty; sexual development; sexual identity; spermarche; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898742826     PISSN: 19361653     EISSN: 19361661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2014.846068     Document Type: Article

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