Cortisol and behavioral responses of young children in a group of unfamiliar peers

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 554-577

  Legendre, Alain ^a,b,c   Trudel, Marcel ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c Lab de Psychol de l'Environnement   (France)

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EID: 0030305890     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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