Sexual differentiation of cognitive abilities in women exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) prenatally

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 354-363

  Hines, Melissa ^a   Sandberg, Eugene C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN;

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; PERCEPTION; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030424070     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1996.0041     Document Type: Article

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