Conflict in childhood and reproductive development

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-142

  Kenneth, Kim ^a   Smith, Peter K ^b   Palermiti, Anna Lisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adolescence; Family conflict; Family stress; Menarche; Puberty; r K development; Spermarche

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031097498     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1090-5138(96)00114-6     Document Type: Article

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