Prenatal Androgens and Gender-Typed Behavior: A Study of Girls with Mild and Severe Forms of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 440-450

  Servin, Anna ^a   Nordenström, Anna ^b   Larsson, Agne ^b   Bohlin, Gunilla ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INFANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; RECREATION;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ANDROGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INFANT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0141642007     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.39.3.440     Document Type: Article

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