Menstrual Synchrony: A Methodological Comment

Mankind Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 363-380

  Miller, Edward M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Menstrual synchrony; Menstruation; Ovulation; Pair bonding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006497806     PISSN: 00252344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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