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Homosexuality in Twins: A Report on Three Discordant Pairs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Neville Parker
Neville Parker*
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Brisbane Clinic, 79 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Australia
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 110 , Issue 467 , July 1964 , pp. 489 - 495
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1964 

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