The Greater Fragility of Females' Versus Males' Closest Same-Sex Friendships

Child Development

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1123-1129

  Benenson, Joyce F ^a   Christakos, Athena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0141953707     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00596     Document Type: Article

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