A story of adolescence: The emergence of other-sex relationships

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 513-522

  Furman, Wyndol ^a   Shaffer, Laura A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033169272     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021673125728     Document Type: Review

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