Gender differences in risk taking: A meta-analysis

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 367-383

  Byrnes, James P ^a   Miller, David C ^b   Schafer, William D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033411103     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.125.3.367     Document Type: Article

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